Colorado, Pococí
Colorado | |
|---|---|
Colorado district | |
| Coordinates: 10°36′48″N 83°35′36″W / 10.613232°N 83.5932461°W | |
| Country | Costa Rica |
| Province | Limón |
| Canton | Pococí |
| Creation | 2 July 1971 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,158.91 km2 (447.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,985 |
| • Density | 3.4/km2 (8.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 70206 |
Colorado is a district of the Pococí canton, in the Limón province of Costa Rica. It is at the northeastern border of Costa Rica where it meets Nicaragua and the Caribbean Sea.
Its main population center is Barra del Colorado, located at an altitude of 5 msnm, on the banks of the Colorado River, an important distributary of the San Juan border river.