| Limón | |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | Canton |
| Pushpin Map: | Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Limón canton location in Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Limón canton location in Costa Rica |
| Coordinates: | 9.7751°N -83.2014°W |
| Map Alt: | Limón canton |
| Established Title: | Creation |
| Established Date: | 25 July 1892[1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Limón |
| Seat Type: | Head city |
| Seat: | Limón |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Governing Body: | Spanish; Castilian: Municipalidad de Limón |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | list |
| Parts: | Districts |
| P1: | Limón |
| P2: | Valle La Estrella |
| P3: | Río Blanco |
| P4: | Matama |
| Area Total Km2: | 1765.79 |
| Elevation M: | 12 |
| Population Total: | 94415 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Blank Name: | Canton code |
| Blank Info: | 701 |
Limón is a canton in the Limón province of Costa Rica.[2] [3] The head city is in Limón district.
Limón is the word in Spanish for the lemon fruit.
Limón was created as a canton on 25 July 1892 by decree 61.
A district of Limón was established in 1870 under the jurisdiction of the central government in San José.
Limón has an area of km²[4] and a mean elevation of metres.
The canton lies along the Caribbean coast from the mouth of the Toro River in the north to Tuba Creek in the south. It ranges westward into the Cordillera de Tilarán, with a southwest finger of the canton reaching up to the peak of Cerro Chirripó, the highest point in Costa Rica.
The canton of Limón is subdivided into the following districts:
For the 2011 census, Limón had a population of inhabitants.[5]
The canton is covered by the following road routes: