Limón Province - Citizendia

Map of Costa Rica highlighting the province

caribbean coast in Limón

Limón is a province of Costa Rica. Costa Rica consists of seven Provinces ( provincias Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( Spanish: Costa Rica or República de Costa Rica,) is a Country in It is located in the eastern part of the country at the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. It borders from the south clockwise the country Panama, the provinces Puntarenas, San José, Cartago and Heredia, and the country Nicaragua. Panama, officially the Republic of Panama (República de Panamá) is the southernmost country of Central America. Puntarenas is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the western part of the country covering most of Costa Rica's Pacific Ocean coast and it San José is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the central part of the country and borders (clockwise beginning in the north the provinces of Cartago is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the central part of the country Heredia is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the north-central part of the country Nicaragua (ˌnɪkəˈrɑgwə officially the Republic of Nicaragua () is a representative democratic republic and the largest nation in Central America The capital is Puerto Limón. Limón, also known as Puerto Limón, is the capital of Limón Province in Costa Rica. The province covers an area of 9,189 km², and has a population of 339,295 (2000). It is subdivided into six cantons. About 50 percent of Limón's residents are Afro-Caribbean (mostly Jamaican) ancestry. Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. English creole and Spanish are spoken in the province. The town of Puerto Viejo de Limón is a popular surfing destination featuring the Salsa Brava and Cockle's beach. Surfing is a surface water sport in which the participant is carried along the face of a breaking wave, most commonly using a Surfboard, although wave-riders

Canton (Capital):

Guácimo is the capital of Guácimo Canton, Limón Province, Costa Rica. Guácimo is the capital of Guácimo Canton, Limón Province, Costa Rica. Limón, also known as Puerto Limón, is the capital of Limón Province in Costa Rica. Limón, also known as Puerto Limón, is the capital of Limón Province in Costa Rica. Matina is the name of the fifth canton in the province of Limón in Costa Rica. Matina is the name of the fifth canton in the province of Limón in Costa Rica. Siquirres is a canton in the central region of the province of Limón. Siquirres is a canton in the central region of the province of Limón. Talamanca is the name of the fourth canton in the province of Limón in Costa Rica. The Bribri are a small indigenous tribe around 10000 members living in the Talamanca canton inside of the Limón Province in Costa Rica

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