Osa Canton
Osa is the name of the fifth canton in the province of Puntarenas in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 1,930.24 km², and has a population of 27,592. Its capital city is Ciudad Cortés, formerly known as Puerto Cortés.
The canton begins at the Río Barú near Dominical on the central Pacific coast. It continues as a narrow strip of land southward to include the area around Palmar and Sierpe, finally widening to take in the entire neck and upper portion of the Osa Peninsula, where significant gold mining operations are located.
The canton of Osa is subdivided into 5 distritos (districts).
- Cortés
- Palmar
- Sierpe
- Bahía Ballena
- Piedras Blancas
In the canton are parks such as Corcovado National Park, Ballena Marine National Park and Piedras Blancas.
Read more about Osa Canton: History