{{Short description|Canton in Puntarenas province, Costa Rica}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Parrita | native_name_lang = es | settlement_type = Canton and District | pushpin_map = Costa Rica | pushpin_map_alt = Parrita canton location in Costa Rica | pushpin_map_caption = Parrita canton location in Costa Rica | coordinates = {{coord|9.5471005|-84.3464358|type:adm2nd_region:CR|display=inline,title}} | image_flag = Bandera de Parrita (Costa Rica).svg | image_seal = | image_map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|type=shape|title=Parrita canton}} | map_alt = Parrita canton | map_caption = Parrita canton | image_skyline = Plantación de palma africana en Parrita. Costa Rica.JPG | image_alt = African palm plantations in Parrita | image_caption = African palm plantations in Parrita | established_title = Creation | established_date = 5 July 1971<ref name="crevoterritorial">{{cite book |last1=Hernández |first1=Hermógenes |title=Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 |date=1985 |publisher=Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia |location=San José |isbn=9977-64-243-5 |pages=164–173 |edition=1 |url=https://ccp.ucr.ac.cr/bvp/mapoteca/CostaRica/generales/atlas_censal/ |access-date=5 October 2020 |language=es |archive-date=8 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008142102/https://ccp.ucr.ac.cr/bvp/mapoteca/CostaRica/generales/atlas_censal/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{CRI}} | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Puntarenas | seat_type = Head city | seat = Parrita | government_type = Municipality | governing_body = {{lang|es|Municipalidad de Parrita}} | parts_type = Districts | parts_style = list | parts = Districts | p1 = Parrita | area_total_km2 = 478.79 | elevation_m = 4 | population_total = 16115 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone1 = UTC−06:00 | blank_name = Canton code | blank_info = 609 | website = {{URL|https://muniparrita.go.cr/}} }} '''Parrita''' is a canton and its only district in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.<ref name="divadm">{{cite web |language=es |title=Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP |url=http://www.pgrweb.go.cr/scij/Busqueda/Normativa/Normas/nrm_texto_completo.aspx?param1=NRTC&nValor1=1&nValor2=88416&nValor3=115607¶m2=1&strTipM=TC&lResultado=1&strSim=simp |website=Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica |access-date=26 September 2020 |date=19 March 2019}}</ref><ref name="dta2017">{{cite book |language=es |title=División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica|date=8 March 2017|publisher=Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional|isbn=978-9977-58-477-5|url=https://www.imprentanacional.go.cr/editorialdigital/libros/historiaygeografia/division_17.pdf}}</ref>
==Toponymy== The origin of the name, it is said, has to do with a woman named Rita who lived in one of the original settlements. Rita had a business and received packages. "Es pa' Rita" (It's for Rita) was often heard so the canton was called Parrita.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}
== History == Parrita was created on 5 July 1971 by decree 4787.<ref name="crevoterritorial" />
Almost all of Costa Rican territory was inhabited before the arrival of the Spanish. The Huetars lived in this area. In 1924, a young German installed the first banana plantation near the Pirrís River (also called the Parrita River) which encouraged migration of people from San José and Guanacaste.
== Geography == Parrita has an area of {{formatnum:478.79}} km<sup>2</sup><ref name="inecarea">{{cite web |language=es |title=Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo |url=https://www.inec.cr/anuario-estadistico/anuario-estadistico-geografia |website=Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos |access-date=26 September 2020 |archive-date=16 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916045223/https://www.inec.cr/anuario-estadistico/anuario-estadistico-geografia |url-status=dead }}</ref> and a mean elevation of {{formatnum:4}} metres.<ref name="divadm" />
The canton lies along the central Pacific coast between the mouths of the Tusubres River and Damas River. Inland the canton is delineated by a series of rivers that meander through the valleys of the coastal mountain range.
== Districts == The canton of Parrita is subdivided into only one district, occupying the same area as the whole canton: # Parrita, with postal code 60901
== Demographics == {{CR Census population |1864= |1883= |1892= |1927= |1950= |1963= |1973=11901 |1984=9774 |2000=12112 |2011=16115 }} According to the 2011 census, Parrita had a population of {{formatnum:16115}} inhabitants.<ref name="censo2011">{{cite web |language=es |title=Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito |url=https://www.inec.cr/censos/censos-2011 |website=Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos |access-date=26 September 2020}}</ref>
== Transportation == === Road transportation === The canton is covered by the following road routes: {{columns-list| *25px National Route 34 *25px National Route 239 *25px National Route 301 *25px National Route 318 *25px National Route 607 *25px National Route 609 }}
== References == {{Portal|Costa Rica}} {{reflist}} {{Provinces of Costa Rica}}{{Districts of Puntarenas Province}}
Category:Cantons of Puntarenas Province Category:Populated places in Puntarenas Province
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