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{{Short description|Canton in Puntarenas province, Costa Rica}}
'''Buenos Aires''' is the name of the third [[Cantons of Costa Rica|canton]] in the [[Puntarenas Province|province of Puntarenas]] in [[Costa Rica]]. The canton covers an area of 2,384.22&nbsp;km²<ref>Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), 2001.</ref>, and has a population of 43,526<ref>Estimates of Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC), May 2003.</ref>. Its capital city is also called [[Buenos Aires de Puntarenas|Buenos Aires]].
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Buenos Aires
| native_name_lang = es
| settlement_type = [[Cantons of Costa Rica|Canton]]
| pushpin_map = Costa Rica
| pushpin_map_alt = Buenos Aires canton location in Costa Rica
| pushpin_map_caption = Buenos Aires canton location in Costa Rica
| coordinates = {{coord|9.0824408|-83.2617871|type:adm2nd_region:CR|display=inline,title}}
| image_flag = Bandera de Buenos Aires (Costa Rica).svg
| image_seal = Escudo del Cantón de Buenos Aires.png
| image_map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|type=shape|title=Buenos Aires canton}}
| map_alt = Buenos Aires canton
| map_caption = Buenos Aires canton
| image_skyline =
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| image_caption =
| established_title = Creation
| established_date = 29 July 1940<ref name="crevoterritorial">{{cite book |last1=Hernández |first1=Hermógenes |title=Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 |date=1985 |publisher=Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia |location=San José |isbn=9977-64-243-5 |pages=164–173 |edition=1 |url=https://ccp.ucr.ac.cr/bvp/mapoteca/CostaRica/generales/atlas_censal/ |access-date=5 October 2020 |language=es}}</ref>
| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name = {{CRI}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Costa Rica|Province]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Puntarenas Province|Puntarenas]]
| seat_type = Head city
| seat = [[Buenos Aires District, Buenos Aires|Buenos Aires]]
| government_type = [[Local government in Costa Rica|Municipality]]
| governing_body = {{lang|es|Municipalidad de Buenos Aires}}
| parts_type = [[Districts of Costa Rica|Districts]]
| parts_style = list
| parts = Districts
| p1 = [[Buenos Aires District, Buenos Aires|Buenos Aires]]
| p2 = [[Volcán District|Volcán]]
| p3 = [[Potrero Grande District|Potrero Grande]]
| p4 = [[Boruca District|Boruca]]
| p5 = [[Pilas District|Pilas]]
| p6 = [[Colinas District|Colinas]]
| p7 = [[Chánguena District|Chánguena]]
| p8 = [[Biolley District|Biolley]]
| p9 = [[Brunka District|Brunka]]
| area_total_km2 = 2384.22
| elevation_m = 386
| population_total = 45244
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = [[UTC−06:00]]
| blank_name = Canton code
| blank_info = 603
| website = {{URL|http://www.munibuenosaires.go.cr/}}
}}
'''Buenos Aires''' is a [[Cantons of Costa Rica|canton]] in the [[Puntarenas Province|Puntarenas]] province of [[Costa Rica]].<ref name="divadm">{{cite web |language=es |title=Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP |url=http://www.pgrweb.go.cr/scij/Busqueda/Normativa/Normas/nrm_texto_completo.aspx?param1=NRTC&nValor1=1&nValor2=88416&nValor3=115607&param2=1&strTipM=TC&lResultado=1&strSim=simp |website=Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica |access-date=26 September 2020 |date=19 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="dta2017">{{cite book |language=es |title=División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica|date=8 March 2017|publisher=Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional|isbn=978-9977-58-477-5|url=https://www.imprentanacional.go.cr/editorialdigital/libros/historiaygeografia/division_17.pdf}}</ref> The head city is in [[Buenos Aires District, Buenos Aires|Buenos Aires]] district.


== History ==
The canton includes a portion of the [[Cordillera de Talamaca]] along its northeastern border. The valleys of the Río General, Rio Coto Brus and Río Térraba form the core of the canton, and coastal mountain ranges set the limits on the southeast side.
A law of 26 June 1914, created a canton by the name of "De Osa". This new entity encompassed much of the national territory of southernmost Costa Rica.


Buenos Aires was created on 29 July 1940 by decree 185, segregated from "De Osa".<ref name="crevoterritorial" /> The remaining territorial extension is now [[Osa (canton)|Osa]] canton.
The canton of Buenos Aires is subdivided into 9 distritos (districts).


== Geography ==
# [[Buenos Aires District|Buenos Aires]]
Buenos Aires has an area of {{formatnum:2384.22}} km<sup>2</sup><ref name="inecarea">{{cite web |language=es |title=Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo |url=https://www.inec.cr/anuario-estadistico/anuario-estadistico-geografia |website=Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos |access-date=26 September 2020 |archive-date=24 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024225203/https://www.inec.cr/anuario-estadistico/anuario-estadistico-geografia |url-status=dead }}</ref> and a mean elevation of {{formatnum:386}} metres.<ref name="divadm" />
# [[Volcán de Buenos Aires|Volcán]]
# [[Potrero Grande de Buenos Aires|Potrero Grande]]
# [[Boruca de Buenos Aires|Boruca]]
# [[Pilas de Buenos Aires|Pilas]]
# [[Colinas de Buenos Aires|Colinas]]
# [[Chánguena de Buenos Aires|Chánguena]]
# [[Biolley de Buenos Aires|Biolley]]
# [[Brunka de Buenos Aires|Brunka]]


The canton includes a portion of the [[Cordillera de Talamanca]] along its northeastern border. The valleys of the [[General River]], [[Coto Brus River]] and [[Térraba River]] form the core of the canton, and coastal mountain ranges set the limits on the southeast side.
==History==
A law of June 26, 1914, created a canton by the name of "De Osa". This new entity encompassed much of the national territory of southernmost Costa Rica. The town of Buenos Aires became the new canton's capital. A law approved on July 29, 1940, split off a coastal portion of the canton and gave it the original name of the region, "Osa". The remaining area of the original canton was renamed "Buenos Aires", assuming the name of its capital city.


==References==
== Districts ==
The canton of Buenos Aires is subdivided into the following [[Districts of Costa Rica|districts]]:
<references />
# [[Buenos Aires District, Buenos Aires|Buenos Aires]]
# [[Volcán District|Volcán]]
# [[Potrero Grande District|Potrero Grande]]
# [[Boruca District|Boruca]]
# [[Pilas District|Pilas]]
# [[Colinas District|Colinas]]
# [[Chánguena District|Chánguena]]
# [[Biolley District|Biolley]]
# [[Brunka District|Brunka]]


==External links==
* [http://www.costarricense.cr/pagina/muniba/ The website of the county government]


== Demographics ==
{{coord|9|05|20|N|83|16|07|W|source:kolossus-eswiki|display=title}}
{{CR Census population
|1864=
|1883=
|1892=
|1927=
|1950=7392
|1963=11042
|1973=20104
|1984=27716
|2000=40139
|2011=45244
}}
For the [[Costa Rica 2011 Census|2011 census]], Buenos Aires had a population of {{formatnum:45244}} inhabitants.<ref name="censo2011">{{cite web |language=es |title=Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito |url=https://www.inec.cr/censos/censos-2011 |website=Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos |access-date=26 September 2020}}</ref>


== Transportation ==
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=== Road transportation ===
{{Provinces and cantons of Costa Rica}}
The canton is covered by the following road routes:
{{Columns-list|
*[[File:CR RNP 2.svg|25px]] [[National Route 2 (Costa Rica)|National Route 2]]
*[[File:CR RNS 237.svg|25px]] [[National Route 237 (Costa Rica)|National Route 237]]
*[[File:CR RNS 246.svg|25px]] [[National Route 246 (Costa Rica)|National Route 246]]
*[[File:CR RNT 331.svg|25px]] [[National Route 331 (Costa Rica)|National Route 331]]
*[[File:CR RNT 610.svg|25px]] [[National Route 610 (Costa Rica)|National Route 610]]
*[[File:CR RNT 625.svg|25px]] [[National Route 625 (Costa Rica)|National Route 625]]
}}


== References ==
[[Category:Cantons of Costa Rica]]
{{Portal|Costa Rica}}
{{CostaRica-geo-stub}}
{{Reflist}}


{{Provinces of Costa Rica}}
[[da:Buenos Aires (kanton)]]
{{Authority control}}
[[es:Buenos Aires (cantón)]]

[[fr:Buenos Aires (canton)]]
[[Category:Cantons of Puntarenas Province]]
[[it:Cantone di Buenos Aires]]
[[Category:Populated places in Puntarenas Province]]
[[no:Buenos Aires (kanton)]]

[[vi:Buenos Aires (tổng)]]

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Latest revision as of 02:08, 17 September 2024

Buenos Aires
Canton
Flag of Buenos Aires
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Official seal of Buenos Aires
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Buenos Aires canton
Buenos Aires canton location in Costa Rica
Buenos Aires canton location in Costa Rica
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°04′57″N 83°15′42″W / 9.0824408°N 83.2617871°W / 9.0824408; -83.2617871
Country Costa Rica
ProvincePuntarenas
Creation29 July 1940[1]
Head cityBuenos Aires
Districts
Districts
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyMunicipalidad de Buenos Aires
Area
 • Total
2,384.22 km2 (920.55 sq mi)
Elevation
386 m (1,266 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
45,244
 • Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Canton code603
Websitewww.munibuenosaires.go.cr

Buenos Aires is a canton in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city is in Buenos Aires district.

History

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A law of 26 June 1914, created a canton by the name of "De Osa". This new entity encompassed much of the national territory of southernmost Costa Rica.

Buenos Aires was created on 29 July 1940 by decree 185, segregated from "De Osa".[1] The remaining territorial extension is now Osa canton.

Geography

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Buenos Aires has an area of 2,384.22 km2[4] and a mean elevation of 386 metres.[2]

The canton includes a portion of the Cordillera de Talamanca along its northeastern border. The valleys of the General River, Coto Brus River and Térraba River form the core of the canton, and coastal mountain ranges set the limits on the southeast side.

Districts

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The canton of Buenos Aires is subdivided into the following districts:

  1. Buenos Aires
  2. Volcán
  3. Potrero Grande
  4. Boruca
  5. Pilas
  6. Colinas
  7. Chánguena
  8. Biolley
  9. Brunka


Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
19507,392—    
196311,042+3.14%
197320,104+6.18%
198427,716+2.96%
200040,139+2.34%
201145,244+1.09%
202250,562+1.02%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[6]

For the 2011 census, Buenos Aires had a population of 45,244 inhabitants.[7]

Transportation

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Road transportation

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The canton is covered by the following road routes:

References

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  1. ^ a b Hernández, Hermógenes (1985). Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 (in Spanish) (1 ed.). San José: Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 164–173. ISBN 9977-64-243-5. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP". Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  3. ^ División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5.
  4. ^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  6. ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
  7. ^ "Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.


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