Guácimo (canton)

Guácimo is a canton in the Limón province of Costa Rica.^[2][3] The head city is in Guácimo district.

Guácimo
Canton
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Guácimo canton
Guácimo Guácimo canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.2024994°N 83.6223033°W / 10.2024994; -83.6223033
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Limón
Creation	8 May 1971[1]
Head city	Guácimo
Districts	Districts Guácimo Mercedes Pocora Río Jiménez Duacarí
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Municipalidad de Guácimo
Area
• Total	576.48 km2 (222.58 sq mi)
Elevation	67 m (220 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	41,266
• Density	72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Canton code	706
Website	www.guacimo.go.cr

History

Guácimo was created on 8 May 1971 by decree 4753.^[1]

Geography

Guácimo has an area of 576.48 km^2[4] and a mean elevation of 67 metres.^[2]

The canton is landlocked and therefore the only canton in the province of Limón without access to the Caribbean Sea. Its northern border is marked by the Esperanza and Jiménez rivers, which also forms the western border. The Destierro and Parismina rivers delineate the eastern boundary, and the canton reaches into the Cordillera Central to the south.

Districts

The canton of Guácimo is subdivided into the following districts:

1. Guácimo
2. Mercedes
3. Pocora
4. Río Jiménez
5. Duacarí

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1973	11,572	—
1984	16,472	+3.26%
2000	34,879	+4.80%
2011	41,266	+1.54%
2022	49,606	+1.69%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5] Centro Centroamericano de Población[6]

For the 2011 census, Guácimo had a population of 41,266 inhabitants.^[7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 32
• National Route 248
• National Route 811
• National Route 816