Matina is a

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in the

Limón Limón (), also known as Puerto Limón, is the capital city of both the province and canton of the same name. One of Costa Rica's seven "middle cities" (i.e., main cities outside of San José's Greater Metropolitan Area), Limón has a populat ...

province of

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. The head city is in Matina district.

History

Matina was created on 24 June 1969 by decree 4344.

Geography

Matina has an area of km² and a mean elevation of metres. The canton includes the Caribbean coast between the mouths of the Pacuare River to the north and the Toro River to the south. It lies between the Madre de Dios River on the northwest side and the Toro River on the east, and ranges as far south at the Boyei River in the

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Districts

The canton of Matina is subdivided into the following

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: # Matina # Batán # Carrandi

Demographics

For the 2011 census, Matina had a population of inhabitants.

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

References

Cantons of Limón Province Populated places in Limón Province {{Limón-geo-stub