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Parrita Canton

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Also known as Parrita

Parrita is a canton and its only district in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.

Key facts

Settlement.established_date
5 July 1971
Settlement.name
Parrita
Settlement.native_name_lang
es
Settlement.settlement_type
Canton and District
Settlement.pushpin_map
Costa Rica
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Parrita canton location in Costa Rica
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Parrita canton location in Costa Rica
Settlement.image_flag
Bandera de Parrita (Costa Rica).svg
Settlement.map_alt
Parrita canton
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Parrita canton
Settlement.image_skyline
Plantación de palma africana en Parrita. Costa Rica.JPG
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African palm plantations in Parrita
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African palm plantations in Parrita
Settlement.established_title
Creation
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Puntarenas
Settlement.seat_type
Head city

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • Toponymy
  • History
  • Geography
  • Districts
  • Demographics
  • Transportation
  • Road transportation
  • References

Parrita is a canton and its only district in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.

==Toponymy== The origin of the name, it is said, has to do with a woman named Rita who lived in one of the original settlements. Rita had a business and received packages. "Es pa' Rita" (It's for Rita) was often heard so the canton was called Parrita.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Parrita Canton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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