Puerto Cortés District

Puerto Cortés
Puerto Cortés district
Puerto Cortés
Puerto Cortés district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°01′20″N 83°34′30″W / 9.0220904°N 83.5751163°W / 9.0220904; -83.5751163
Country Costa Rica
ProvincePuntarenas
CantonOsa
Creation29 July 1940
Area
  Total
230.98 km2 (89.18 sq mi)
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
7,969
  Density35/km2 (89/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
60501

Puerto Cortés is a district of the Osa canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica it is known as the melancholyc and historical town of Costa Rica.