title: Puntarenas Province
text: # Puntarenas Province
  
  Puntarenas (Spanish pronunciation:) is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the western part of the country, covering most of Costa Rica's Pacific Ocean coast, and it is the largest province in Costa Rica. Clockwise from the northwest it borders on the provinces Guanacaste, Alajuela, San José and Limón, and the neighbouring country of Panama.
  
  ## Overview
  
  The capital is Puntarenas. The province covers an area of 11,266 square kilometres (4,350 sq mi), and has a population of 410,929. It is subdivided into 11 cantons. For administrative purposes, the island Isla del Coco, 500 kilometres (310 mi) offshore in the Pacific Ocean, is considered a part of this province.
  
  Canton (Capital):
  
  * Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires)
  * Corredores (Ciudad Neily at Corredor district)
  * Coto Brus (San Vito)
  * Esparza (Esparza city at Espíritu Santo district)
  * Garabito (Jacó)
  * Golfito (Golfito)
  * Montes de Oro (Miramar)
  * Osa (Ciudad Cortés)
  * Parrita (Parrita)
  * Puntarenas (Puntarenas)
  * Quepos (Quepos)
  * Monteverde (Monteverde)
  * Puerto Jiménez (Puerto Jiménez)
  
  ## Notable places
  
  * Jacó
  * Manuel Antonio National Park
  * Montezuma
  * Monteverde
  * San Lucas Island
  * Coto 47
  * Diquís spheres
  