Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica
Facts and figures on Puntarenas Province at a glance
Region name: Puntarenas Province (Provincia de Puntarenas)Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 410,929 people
Country: Costa Rica
Continent: North America
The regional headquarters of Puntarenas Province (Provincia de Puntarenas) is located in the regional capital Puntarenas (Puntarenas) with a population of 35,650 people.
The distance as the crow flies from Puntarenas Province's regional capital Puntarenas to Costa Rica's capital San Jose (San José) is approximately 83 km (52 mi).
Region | Population | Regional capital | Population |
Puntarenas Province Provincia de Puntarenas | 410,929 people | Puntarenas Puntarenas | 35,650 people |
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Map of Puntarenas Province
Information on Puntarenas Province
Region name | Regional capital | Subregions | Country | Continent |
Puntarenas Province Provincia de Puntarenas | Puntarenas Puntarenas | 11 | Costa Rica | North America |
Time in Puntarenas Province
Current time | Summer time (DST) | Standard time | Current timezone offset | Timezone |
Sat, 20 Apr 2024 - 1:46am (01:46h) | No | Sat, 20 Apr 2024 - 1:46am (01:46h) | UTC -6.0 | America/Costa_Rica |
Geographic coordinates of Puntarenas Province
Position | Latitude (width) | Longitude (length) |
Show on map | 9°58'40.6"N (9.9779400°) | 84°49'50.4"W (-84.8306800°) |
Subregions in Puntarenas Province
There are 11 administrative subregions in Puntarenas Province.Region | No | Population | Regional capital | Capital population |
Buenos Aires Buenos Aires | 1. | 45,244 | - | - |
Corredores Corredores | 2. | 41,831 | - | - |
Coto Brus Coto Brus | 3. | 38,453 | - | - |
Esparza Esparza | 4. | 28,644 | - | - |
Garabito Garabito | 5. | 17,229 | Jaco Jacó | 4,085 |
Golfito Golfito | 6. | 39,150 | Golfito Golfito | 6,777 |
Montes de Oro Montes de Oro | 7. | 12,950 | - | - |
Osa Osa | 8. | 29,433 | - | - |
Parrita Parrita | 9. | 16,115 | - | - |
Puntarenas Puntarenas | 10. | 115,019 | Puntarenas Puntarenas | 35,650 |
Quepos Quepos | 11. | 26,861 | Quepos Quepos | 7,810 |