Limón (canton)
Canton in Limón province, Costa Rica
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Limón is a canton in the Limón province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city is in Limón district.
Limón | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
 Interactive map of Limón | |
  Limón Limón canton location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9.7750689°N 83.2014154°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Limón |
| Creation | 25 July 1892[1] |
| Head city | Limón |
| Districts | Districts |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipalidad de Limón |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,765.79 km2 (681.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 94,415 |
| • Density | 53.469/km2 (138.48/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Canton code | 701 |
| Website | www |
Toponymy
Limón is the word in Spanish for the lemon fruit.
History
Limón was created as a canton on 25 July 1892 by decree 61.[1]
A district of Limón was established in 1870 under the jurisdiction of the central government in San José.
Geography
Limón has an area of 1,765.79 km2 (681.78 sq mi)[4] and a mean elevation of 12 metres.[2]
The canton lies along the Caribbean coast from the mouth of the Toro River in the north to Tuba Creek in the south. It ranges westward into the Cordillera de Tilarán, with a southwest finger of the canton reaching up to the peak of Cerro Chirripó, the highest point in Costa Rica.
Districts
The canton of Limón is subdivided into the following districts:
Demographics
Transportation
Road transportation
The canton is covered by the following road routes:
