Sixaola is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...

of the Talamanca 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

Costa Rica Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ...

. It is a border town together with

Guabito Guabito is a corregimiento and town in the Changuinola District of the Bocas del Toro Province of Panama. It is a small town located directly across the Rio Sixaola from Sixaola, Costa Rica. An elevated former railroad grade and bridge connects ...

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Sixaola is right across the Sixaola River from

History

Sixaola was created on 19 February 1970 by Decreto Ejecutivo 13.

Geography

Sixaola has an area of km² and an elevation of metres.

Locations

*''Poblados'': Ania, Boca Sixaola, Catarina, Celia, Daytonia, Gandoca, Margarita, Mata de Limón, Noventa y Seis, Palma, Paraíso, Parque, San Miguel, San Miguelito, San Rafael, Virginia, Zavala.

Demographics

For the 2011 census, Sixaola had a population of inhabitants. The surrounding area is home to the Bribri Indians.

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes: * CR RNP 36

National Route 36 Route 36 goes onward to Panama, where it becomes Panama Route 1001.

Economy

Tourism

Tourists pass through Sixaola and Guabito along a road connecting destinations in

Limón Province Limón () is one of seven Provinces of Costa Rica, provinces in Costa Rica. The province covers an area of 9,189 km2, and has a population of 386,862. The majority of its territory is situated in the country's Caribbean lowlands, though the ...

, Costa Rica and

Bocas del Toro Province Bocas del Toro (; meaning "Mouths of the Bull") is a Provinces of Panama, province of Panama. Its area is 4,643.9 square kilometers, comprising the mainland and nine main islands. The province consists of the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, Bahía Al ...

, Panama. The road is an old elevated railroad grade. A former railroad bridge crosses the Rio Sixaola at the border. Costa Rican customs is located at the west end of the bridge just down some stairs from the elevated railroad grade. When crossing the border in either direction, tourists must clear ''both'' Costa Rican ''and'' Panamanian customs. Entry and exit visas are required. Panamanian customs is located alongside the elevated railroad grade right at the east end of the bridge. The border towns have no accommodations, restaurants, or services. In Costa Rica, Puerto Viejo offers the closest accommodations, restaurants, and services to the border. In Panama, Changuinola offers accommodations, restaurants, and services about from the border. Buses and taxis wait on both sides of the border.

Image gallery

File:Entrance_to_Sixaola,_Costa_Rica_from_Panama.jpg, Entrance to Sixaola

References

Districts of Limón Province Populated places in Limón Province Costa Rica–Panama border crossings {{Limón-geo-stub