Pococi (Limon, Costa Rica)

Canton de Pococi

Last modified: 2020-04-19 by rob raeside
Keywords: limon | pococi |
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image by Fred Drews, 27 March 2020

• Overview
• The Flag
• Coat of Arms

See also:

• Costa Rica
• Limón Province

Overview

Pococi Canton (24,035 ha) is made of the seven districts of Guápiles, Jiménez, Rita, Roxana, Cariari, Colorado and La Colonia. Pococi Canton was established by Law No. 12 of 19 September 1911, with Guápiles as its capital, and inaugurated on 13 October 1911. The  canton was named for a pre-Colombian province.
Source: Cantonal website
Ivan Sache, 21 July 2013

The Flag

image by Ivan Sache, 21 July 2013

The flag of the Canton of Pococi in Limon, Costa Rica, is three horizontal strips, the upper is white, the middle is light blue and the lower is white.
Alberto Alexander Thomas Brown, 27 April 2011

The flag of Pococi is horizontally divided light blue-white-light blue.
Source: Symbols' page, cantonal website.
Photos of the flag, cantonal website
http://munipococi.go.cr/new.php?id=62 - 10 May 2013
http://munipococi.go.cr/new.php?id=17 - 15 September 2012
Ivan Sache, 21 July 2013

Coat of Arms

image contributed by Fred Drews, 28 March 2006