Puntarenas
Sign in to savePuntarenas () is a city in the Puntarenas Province, on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. As the seat of the Municipality of Puntarenas canton, it is awarded the title of city, which comprises the Puntarenas, Chacarita and El Roble districts. As the city of the first canton of the province, it is the capital city of the Puntarenas Province as well, according to the Administrative divisions of Costa Rica.
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Place details
- Locality
- Puntarenas
- Region
- Puntarenas Province
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Population
- 35,650
- Timezone
- America/Costa_Rica
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Puntarenas
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_flag
- Puntarban.gif
- Settlement.flag_size
- 100x67px
- Settlement.image_shield
- Escudo de Puntarenas.svg
- Settlement.shield_size
- 100x80px
- Settlement.nickname
- "The Pacific Pearl"
- Settlement.image_map
- Puntarenas, Costa Rica - City map.png
- Settlement.mapsize
- 275px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Puntarenas and surrounding area
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Costa Rica
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Puntarenas within Costa Rica
- Settlement.subdivision_type
Key dates
- Inception
- 17 September 1858
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Located in
- Puntarenas Province
- Population
- +41528
- Area
- +47.46
- Elevation
- +0
- Body of water
- Gulf of Nicoya
- Capital of
- Puntarenas Canton
- Official website
- www.puntarenas.go.cr
- Image
- Catedral Puntarenas.jpg
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Puntarenas () is a city in the Puntarenas Province, on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. As the seat of the Municipality of Puntarenas canton, it is awarded the title of city, which comprises the Puntarenas, Chacarita and El Roble districts. As the city of the first canton of the province, it is the capital city of the Puntarenas Province as well, according to the Administrative divisions of Costa Rica.
==Toponymy==