| Montes de Oro | |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | Canton |
| Pushpin Map: | Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Montes de Oro canton location in Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Montes de Oro canton location in Costa Rica |
| Coordinates: | 10.1469°N -84.7333°W |
| Map Alt: | Montes de Oro canton |
| Image Alt: | Miramar Church, in Montes de Oro |
| Established Title: | Creation |
| Established Date: | 17 July 1915[1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Puntarenas |
| Seat Type: | Head city |
| Seat: | Miramar |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Governing Body: | Spanish; Castilian: Municipalidad de Montes de Oro |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | list |
| Parts: | Districts |
| P1: | Miramar |
| P2: | La Unión |
| P3: | San Isidro |
| Area Total Km2: | 244.76 |
| Elevation M: | 370 |
| Population Total: | 12950 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Blank Name: | Canton code |
| Blank Info: | 604 |
Montes de Oro is a canton in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.[2] [3] The head city is in Miramar district.
Montes de Oro was created on 17 July 1915 by decree 42.
Montes de Oro has an area of km²[4] and a mean elevation of metres.
The mountainous canton lies in the Cordillera de Tilarán northeast of the city of Puntarenas. It is limited on the north by the Aranjuez River. The San Miguel River and Tiacinto River delineate the southern boundary.
The canton of Montes de Oro is subdivided into the following districts:
For the 2011 census, Montes de Oro had a population of inhabitants.[5]
The canton is covered by the following road routes: