Puntarenas

Puntarenas is a canton in the province of . The head city is .
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  • Type: canton of Costa Rica with 115,000 residents
  • Description: canton in Puntarenas province, Costa Rica
  • Also known as: “cantón de Puntarenas”, “Cantón Puntarenas”, “Kanton Puntarenas”, and “Puntarenas Canton”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Estadio Lito Pérez and Puntarenas.

Stadium
Photo: 7C7, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Estadio Municipal de Puntarenas Miguel Ángel "Lito"…

Beach
Photo: Andrés Berrocal Soto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a beach.

Aerodrome
Chacarita Airport is an airport serving the town of Chacarita in , . is situated 4½ km east of Puntarenas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Puntarenas.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in the , on the Pacific coast of .

Puntarenas

Latitude
9.981° or 9° 58′ 52″ north
Longitude
-84.8134° or 84° 48′ 48″ west
Population
115,000
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
66XQX5JP+CJ
Geo­Names ID
3622227
Wiki­data ID
Q2610390
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Puntarenas” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بونتاريناس”
  • Asturian: “Puntarenas”
  • Belarusian: “Пунтарэнас”
  • Catalan: “Puntarenas”
  • Cebuano: “Cantón Central de Puntarenas”
  • Chinese: “蓬塔雷納斯縣”
  • Czech: “Puntarenas”
  • Dutch: “Puntarenas”
  • French: “Puntarenas”
  • Georgian: “პუნტარენასი (კანტონი)”
  • Georgian: “პუნტარენასი”
  • Italian: “cantone di Puntarenas”
  • Italian: “Cantone di Puntarenas”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Puntarenas Kūn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Puntarenas”
  • Norwegian: “Puntarenas”
  • Russian: “Пунтаренас”
  • Slovenian: “Cantón de Puntarenas”
  • Spanish: “Cantón de Puntarenas”
  • Swedish: “Cantón Central de Puntarenas”
  • Swedish: “Puntarenas”
  • Ukrainian: “Пунтаренас”
  • Vietnamese: “Puntarenas”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Cocal and Pochote.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Universidad de Costa Rica sede del Pacífico and Parque Marino del Pacifico.

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