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'La Cruz' is the tenth canton in the province of Guanacaste in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 1,383.90 km²^[1], and has a population of 18,004^[2]. Its capital city is also called La Cruz.
The canton is the northernmost in the country. It encompasses the Pacific coastline from the border with Nicaragua as far south as Bahía Nancite, including the Península de Santa Elena.
The canton of La Cruz is subdivided into 4 distritos (districts).
# La Cruz
# Santa Cecilia
# La Garita
# Santa Elena

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History

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History

The canton was established by law on July 23, 1969.

References

1. Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), 2001.
2. Estimates of Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC), May 2003.