Guápiles is a district of the Pococí canton, in the Limón province of Costa Rica.
Toponymy The origin of the name of Guápiles seems to come from the two rivers that run to both sides of the population, since they are said that they are "Guapes" (Twins). Whereas Pococí, name of the canton, corresponds to the name of the native cacique that inhabited this place to the arrival of the Spaniards. Other caciques that inhabited the region were Camaquiri and Cocorí mentioned in historical primers and national Literature.
History Guápiles was created on 19 September 1911 by Ley 12.
Geography Guápiles has an area of and an elevation of .
Guápiles is settled to an altitude of and is considered the main door of entrance to the Costa Rican Caribbean.
The main city is Guápiles, one of the country's major settlements outside of the Central Valley. It lies to the northeast of San Jose on route 32. The coastal city of Limón lies to the east.
The population centers of the district are:
City Guápiles Neighborhoods (Barrios)
Cecilia Coopevigua (1,2,3) Diamantes Emilia Floresta Garabito Palmera Los Sauces Toro Amarillo La Urba
Villages (Poblados)
Blanco Calle Ángeles Calle Gobierno Corinto Flores Marina Prado (part) Rancho Redondo San Rafael
Climate Guápiles has a very wet tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). There is a drying trend from January to April, but even in these months rainfall ranges from , while for the remainder of the year it constantly exceeds per month.
Demographics
For the 2011 census, Guápiles had a population of inhabitants. Economic activity At present (as in the rest of the Caribbean zone), the main economic activities are agricultural: banana and pineapple, sowing of basic grains and livestock activity.
There are regions of great tourist interest for the beauty of the landscape.
Transportation Road transportation The district is covered by the following road routes: National Route 4 National Route 32 National Route 149 National Route 247 National Route 249
References
External links
Municipality of Pococí National Institute of Statistics and Censuses