Barranca is a district of the Puntarenas canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica.

[1][2] Barranca was created on 20 November 1965 by Ley 3594.

[2] Barranca has an area of 36.07 km²[3] and an elevation of 27 metres.

[1] For the 2011 census, Barranca had a population of 30,650 inhabitants.

[6] The district is covered by the following road routes: This Costa Rican location article is a stub.