Limón is a canton 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

district.

Toponymy

Limón is the word in Spanish for the

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fruit.

History

Limón was created as a canton on 25 July 1892 by decree 61. A district of Limón was established in 1870 under the jurisdiction of the central government in San José.

Geography

Limón has an area of km² and a mean elevation of metres. 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

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# Valle La Estrella # Río Blanco # Matama

Demographics

For the 2011 census, Limón 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