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Matina
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Matina canton
MatinaMatina canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°00′36″N 83°18′35″W / 10.0099048°N 83.3096247°W / 10.0099048; -83.3096247
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Limón
Creation	24 June 1969
Head city	Matina
Districts	Districts Matina Batán Carrandi
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Municipalidad de Matina
Area
• Total	772.64 km (298.32 sq mi)
Elevation	13 m (43 ft)
Population
• Total	37,721
• Density	49/km (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Canton code	705
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Matina is a canton in the Limón province of Costa Rica. The head city is in Matina district.

History

Matina was created on 24 June 1969 by decree 4344.

Geography

Matina has an area of 772.64 km² and a mean elevation of 13 metres.

The canton includes the Caribbean coast between the mouths of the Pacuare River to the north and the Toro River to the south. It lies between the Madre de Dios River on the northwest side and the Toro River on the east, and ranges as far south at the Boyei River in the Cordillera de Talamanca.

Districts

The canton of Matina is subdivided into the following districts:

1. Matina
2. Batán
3. Carrandi

Demographics

For the 2011 census, Matina had a population of 37,721 inhabitants.

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 32
• National Route 803
• National Route 804
• National Route 805
• National Route 807
• National Route 813

References

1. ^ Hernández, Hermógenes (1985). Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 (in Spanish) (1 ed.). San José: Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 164–173. ISBN 9977-64-243-5. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
2. ^ "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP". Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
3. División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5.
4. "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
5. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
6. Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
7. "Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.

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