Nicoya (canton)
Nicoya | |
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View of Barra Honda National Park in 2021 Church of Saint Blaise of Nicoya Cabuya Island Cemetery Nosara Biological Reserve | |
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| Motto: De la Patria por nuestra voluntad (Spanish) "From the Homeland by our will" | |
Nicoya canton | |
Nicoya Nicoya canton location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°06′09″N 85°26′35″W / 10.102409°N 85.4430903°W | |
| Country | Costa Rica |
| Province | Guanacaste |
| Creation | 7 December 1848 |
| Head city | Nicoya |
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| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipalidad de Nicoya |
| • Mayor | Carlos Martínez Arias (LGN) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,333.68 km2 (514.94 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 66 m (217 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 50,825 |
• Estimate (2022) | 66,268 |
| • Density | 38.109/km2 (98.701/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Canton code | 502 |
| Website | www |
Nicoya is a canton in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica. The head city is in Nicoya district.