Coto Brus (canton)

Coto Brus is a canton in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.^[2][3] The head city is in San Vito district.

Coto Brus
Canton
The surrounding topography of San Vito
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Coto Brus canton
Coto Brus Coto Brus canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 8.8889753°N 82.9092434°W / 8.8889753; -82.9092434
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Puntarenas
Creation	10 December 1965[1]
Head city	San Vito
Districts	Districts San Vito Sabalito Aguabuena Limoncito Pittier Gutiérrez Braun
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Municipalidad de Coto Brus
Area
• Total	933.91 km2 (360.58 sq mi)
Elevation	955 m (3,133 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	38,453
• Density	41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Canton code	608
Website	www.municotobrus.go.cr

History

Coto Brus was created on 10 December 1965 by decree 3598.^[1]

Geography

Coto Brus has an area of 933.91 km^2[4] and a mean elevation of 955 metres.^[2]

The upland canton shares its eastern border with Panama. The northern limit is high in the Cordillera de Talamanca, and the southwestern boundary runs through the Fila Zapote, one of many small coastal mountain ranges inland from Costa Rica's Pacific coast.

Districts

The canton of Coto Brus is subdivided into the following districts:

1. San Vito
2. Sabalito
3. Aguabuena
4. Limoncito
5. Pittier
6. Gutiérrez Braun

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1973	19,971	—
1984	31,650	+4.27%
2000	40,082	+1.49%
2011	38,453	−0.38%
2022	46,351	+1.71%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5] Centro Centroamericano de Población[6]

For the 2011 census, Coto Brus had a population of 38,453 inhabitants.^[7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 237
• National Route 246
• National Route 612
• National Route 613
• National Route 617