Río Nuevo is a district of the Pérez Zeledón canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.

[1][2] Río Nuevo was created on 18 January 1984 by Acuerdo Ejecutivo 128.

[2] Río Nuevo has an area of 240.68 km2[3] and an elevation of 720 metres.

[1] For the 2011 census, Río Nuevo had a population of 3,061 inhabitants.

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