Golfito (canton)


Golfito is the seventh canton in the province of Puntarenas in Costa Rica, and the southernmost of the country. The canton covers an area of 1,753.96 km², and has a population of 42,012. Its capital city is also called Golfito.

Geography

The canton encompasses the southernmost Pacific coast of Costa Rica, north from Cerro Punta Gorda at the Panama border. It includes land on both sides of the Golfo Dulce and the entire southern portion of the Osa Peninsula.
The canton of Golfito is subdivided into 4 distritos.
  1. Golfito
  2. Puerto Jiménez
  3. Guaycará
  4. Pavón

    History

The canton was created by a decree of June 10, 1949.