Pococí (canton)

Pococí is a canton in the Limón province of Costa Rica. The head city is in Guápiles district, which houses many of the canton's services and businesses.

History
Pococí was created on 19 September 1911 by decree 12.

Geography
Pococí has an area of 2,403.49 km2 and a mean elevation of 134 metres.

The canton takes in the Caribbean coast from the Toro River northward to the border with Nicaragua. It ranges inland in a southwestern direction with the Chirripó River forming the western border. The canton ends in the Cordillera Central where the Sucio River crosses the National Route 32 in Braulio Carrillo National Park.

Districts
The canton of Pococí is subdivided into the following districts:
 * 1) Guápiles
 * 2) Jiménez
 * 3) La Rita
 * 4) Roxana
 * 5) Cariari
 * 6) Colorado
 * 7) La Colonia

Demographics
For the 2011 census, Pococí had a population of 125,962 inhabitants.

Road transportation
The canton is covered by the following road routes: • CR RNP 4.svg National Route 4

• CR RNP 32.svg National Route 32

• CR RNS 149.svg National Route 149

• CR RNS 247.svg National Route 247

• CR RNS 248.svg National Route 248

• CR RNS 249.svg National Route 249

• CR RNT 507.svg National Route 507

• CR RNT 809.svg National Route 809

• CR RNT 810.svg National Route 810

• CR RNT 814.svg National Route 814

• CR RNT 817.svg National Route 817

Tourism
The Caribbean coast of Pococí boasts extensive wetlands and several protected areas, including Tortuguero National Park and Barra del Colorado Wildlife Refuge. In the Braulio Carrillo area is located the first aerial tram in the world to travel through a rainforest, called Rainforest Adventures and recently added to NatGeographic's top ten adventure trips. Much of the northern portion of the canton is inundated year-round or seasonally, and inaccessible by road. The wetlands stretch inland the length of the canton. The coastal areas provide important sea turtle nesting habitat. These protected areas and wetlands are an important eco-tourism destination.