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Puntarenas

Total population

70,000

Coordinates9.98°, -84.83°

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Overview

Puntarenas is a city in the Puntarenas Province, on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. As the seat of the Municipality of Puntarenas canton, it is awarded the title of city, which comprises the Puntarenas, Chacarita and El Roble districts. As the city of the first canton of the province, it is the capital city of the Puntarenas Province as well, according to the Administrative divisions of Costa Rica.

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Latitude
9.9773
Longitude
-84.8346
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image