Corredores | |
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Coordinates: 8°32′17″N 82°56′45″W / 8.5380105°N 82.9457347°W | |
Country | Costa Rica |
Province | Puntarenas |
Creation | 19 October 1973[1] |
Head city | Ciudad Neily, Corredor |
Districts | |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | Municipalidad de Corredores |
Area | |
• Total | 620.6 km2 (239.6 sq mi) |
Elevation | 58 m (190 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 41,831 |
• Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Canton code | 610 |
Website | www |
Corredores is a canton in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city is Ciudad Neily in Corredor district.
Corredores was created on 19 October 1973 by decree 5373.[1]
Corredores has an area of 620.6 km2[4] and a mean elevation of 58 metres.[2]
The lowland canton shares its eastern border with Panama. The Conte River marks the western limit. The northern boundary runs through the Zapote Ridge, one of the coastal mountain ranges.
The canton of Corredores is subdivided into the following districts:
Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1984 | 28,366 | — |
2000 | 37,274 | +1.72% |
2011 | 41,831 | +1.05% |
2022 | 53,484 | +2.26% |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5] Centro Centroamericano de Población[6] |
For the 2011 census, Corredores had a population of 41,831 inhabitants.[7]
The canton is covered by the following road routes:
Alajuela | ||
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Cartago | ||
Guanacaste | ||
Heredia | ||
Limón | ||
Puntarenas | ||
San José |