Corredores | |
Native Name Lang: | es |
Settlement Type: | Canton |
Pushpin Map: | Costa Rica |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Corredores canton location in Costa Rica |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Corredores canton location in Costa Rica |
Coordinates: | 8.538°N -82.9457°W |
Map Alt: | Corredores canton |
Established Title: | Creation |
Established Date: | 19 October 1973[1] |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Puntarenas |
Seat Type: | Head city |
Seat: | Ciudad Neily, Corredor |
Government Type: | Municipality |
Governing Body: | Spanish; Castilian: Municipalidad de Corredores |
Parts Type: | Districts |
Parts Style: | list |
Parts: | Districts |
P1: | Corredor |
P2: | La Cuesta |
P3: | Canoas |
P4: | Laurel |
Area Total Km2: | 620.6 |
Elevation M: | 58 |
Population Total: | 41831 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name: | Canton code |
Blank Info: | 610 |
Corredores is a canton in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[2] [3] The head city is Ciudad Neily in Corredor district.
Corredores was created on 19 October 1973 by decree 5373.
Corredores has an area of km2[4] and a mean elevation of metres.
The lowland canton shares its eastern border with Panama. The Conte River marks the western limit. The northern boundary runs through the Zapote Ridge, one of the coastal mountain ranges.
The canton of Corredores is subdivided into the following districts:
For the 2011 census, Corredores had a population of inhabitants.[5]
The canton is covered by the following road routes: