| Buenos Aires | |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | 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: | 9.0824°N -83.2618°W |
| Map Alt: | Buenos Aires canton |
| Established Title: | Creation |
| Established Date: | 29 July 1940[1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Puntarenas |
| Seat Type: | Head city |
| Seat: | Buenos Aires |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Governing Body: | Spanish; Castilian: Municipalidad de Buenos Aires |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | list |
| Parts: | Districts |
| P1: | Buenos Aires |
| P2: | Volcán |
| P3: | Potrero Grande |
| P4: | Boruca |
| P5: | Pilas |
| P6: | Colinas |
| P7: | Chánguena |
| P8: | Briolley |
| P9: | Brunka |
| Area Total Km2: | 2384.22 |
| Elevation M: | 386 |
| Population Total: | 45244 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Blank Name: | Canton code |
| Blank Info: | 603 |
Buenos Aires is a canton in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[2] [3] The head city is in Buenos Aires district.
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". The remaining territorial extension is now Osa canton.
Buenos Aires has an area of km2[4] and a mean elevation of metres.
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.
The canton of Buenos Aires is subdivided into the following districts:
For the 2011 census, Buenos Aires had a population of inhabitants.[5]
The canton is covered by the following road routes: