Provinces of Costa Rica

Costa Rica

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Costa Rica consists of 7 provinces (provincias):

1.	Alajuela	(central; north of capital San José)
2.	Cartago
3.	Guanacaste	(north-west)
4.	Heredia
5.	Limón	(Caribbean coast)
6.	Puntarenas	(south-west)
7.	San José	(area around capital)

Province	Population	% of total	Pop. density (/km²)	Area	% of total
San José	1,489,237	36.8%	299.9	4965.9	9.7%
Alajuela	716,935	17.7%	73.5	9,757.5	19.1%
Cartago	432,423	10.7%	138.4	3,124.7	6.1%
Puntarenas	358,137	8.8%	31.8	11,265.7	22.0%
Heredia	354,926	8.7%	133.6	2,657.0	5.2%
Limón	432,923	10.7%	47.1	9,188.5	18.0%
Guanacaste	264,474	6.5%	26.1	10,140.7	19.8%
Costa Rica	3,810,179		74.6	51,092

The provinces are further divided into cantons (cantones), which are subdivided into districts (distritos).

See also

• ISO 3166-2:CR
• Cantons of Costa Rica
• Districts of Costa Rica