Puntarenas Province

Puntarenas
Flag of Puntarenas
Official seal of Puntarenas
Coordinates: 9°58′41″N 84°49′50″W / 9.97794°N 84.83068°W / 9.97794; -84.83068
Country Costa Rica
Capital cityPuntarenas (pop. 102,504)
Largest cityPuntarenas
Area
 • Total11,266 km2 (4,350 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total410,929
 • Density36/km2 (94/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeCR-P
HDI (2019)0.787[1]
high · 6th of 7

Puntarenas (Spanish pronunciation: [puntaˈɾenas]) is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the western part of the country, covering most of Costa Rica's Pacific Ocean coast, and it is the largest province in Costa Rica. Clockwise from the northwest it borders on the provinces Guanacaste, Alajuela, San José and Limón, and the neighbouring country of Panama.

  1. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.

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