| Puerto Viejo | |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Pushpin Map: | Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Puerto Viejo district location in Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Puerto Viejo district location in Costa Rica |
| Coordinates: | 10.5737°N -83.9548°W |
| Map Alt: | Puerto Viejo district |
| Established Title: | Creation |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Heredia |
| Subdivision Type2: | Canton |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sarapiquí |
| Area Total Km2: | 428.17 |
| Elevation M: | 37 |
| Population Total: | 20184 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 41001 |
| Blank Name: | Climate |
| Blank Info: | Af |
Puerto Viejo is a district of the Sarapiquí canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.[1] [2]
Puerto Viejo has an area of km2[3] and an elevation of metres.
The zone is of flat topography and is furrowed of mighty rivers of course rambling, being the main one the Sucio River.
It is located in the northern region of the country. It limits to the north with Nicaragua, to the south with the district of Vara Blanca, to the east with the province of Limón and to the west with the province of Alajuela.
Its head, a small city with the same name, is Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí, located 82 km north of the city of Heredia and 86 km from San Jose, the capital of the country, near the point of convergence of the Sarapiquí and Puerto Viejo rivers.
For the 2011 census, Puerto Viejo had a population of inhabitants.[4]
The district includes the following population centers:
The district is covered by the following road routes:
The main sources of income in the area are agriculture (pineapple, banana, sugar cane and cattle) and tourism.There are a number of hotels and tourist lodges in the vicinity. That is as the La Selva Biological Station.Puerto Viejo has several banks, supermarkets, a clinic and a number of small family businesses ranging from bakeries to beauty salons to cybercafés.The natural environment and biodiversity of the area, located in the Caribbean lowlands, make it a destination for ecotourists and birdwatchers.