Limón is a canton in the Limón province of Costa Rica. The head city is in Limón district.
Toponymy Limón is the word in Spanish for the lemon fruit.
History Limón was created as a canton on 25 July 1892 by decree 61.
A district of Limón was established in 1870 under the jurisdiction of the central government in San José.
Geography Limón has an area of and a mean elevation of metres.
The canton lies along the Caribbean coast from the mouth of the Toro River in the north to Tuba Creek in the south. It ranges westward into the Cordillera de Tilarán, with a southwest finger of the canton reaching up to the peak of Cerro Chirripó, the highest point in Costa Rica.
Districts The canton of Limón is subdivided into the following districts: Limón Valle La Estrella Río Blanco Matama
Demographics
For the 2011 census, Limón had a population of inhabitants.
Transportation Road transportation The canton is covered by the following road routes:
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