Golfito is a canton in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica. The head city is in Golfito district.

History

Golfito was created on 10 June 1949 by decree 532.

Geography

Golfito has an area of 1,753.96 km² and a mean elevation of 24 metres. The canton encompasses the southernmost Pacific coast of Costa Rica, north from Punta Gorda Hill at the Panama border. It includes non-contiguous land on both sides of the Golfo Dulce and the entire southern portion of the Osa Peninsula.

Districts

The canton of Golfito is subdivided into the following districts: Puerto Jiménez was the second district of the canton, which was segregated to become Puerto Jiménez canton on 8 April 2022.

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Golfito had a population of 39,150 inhabitants.

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes: • CR RNP 2.svg National Route 2 • CR RNP 14.svg National Route 14 • CR RNS 238.svg National Route 238 • CR RNS 245.svg National Route 245 • CR RNT 611.svg National Route 611