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Costa Rica

Official name:

the Republic of Costa Rica

Name in native language:

Costa Rica

Capital:

San José

ISO country code

CR

Nat. statistical agency:

Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censos

Region:

Central America

Census Results

1892-02-18 : 243,205
1927-05-11 : 471,524
1950-05-22 : 800,875
1963-04-01 : 1,336,274
1973-05-14 : 1,871,780
1984-06-10 : 2,416,809
2000-06-26 : 3,810,179
2011-05-30 :

the Republic of Costa Rica

Administrative units

code	provincia	capital	area (sq.km.)	population 2000-06-26 census	population 2008-12-31 estimate
source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censos, Costa Rica.
02	Alajuela	Alajuela	9,757.53	716,286	833,081
03	Cartago	Cartago	3,124.67	432,395	495,249
05	Guanacaste	Liberia	10,140.71	264,238	308,386
04	Heredia	Heredia	2,656.98	354,732	408,926
07	Limón	Limón	9,188.52	339,295	405,813
06	Puntarenas	Puntarenas	11,265.69	357,483	421,182
01	San José	San José	4,965.90	1,345,750	1,539,837
	total		51,100.00	3,810,179	4,412,474

Expanded administrative units

code	provincia cantón distrito	capital	area (sq.km.)	population 2000-06-26 census	population 2008-12-31 estimate
source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censos, Costa Rica.
02	Alajuela	Alajuela	9,757.53	716,286	833,081
201	Cantón Alajuela	Alajuela	388.43	222,853	257,382
20101	Alajuela		8.88	42,889	50,753
20102	San José		14.57	35,405	40,156
20103	Carrizal		15.90	6,455	7,481
20104	San Antonio		8.68	22,094	25,692
20105	Guácima		27.92	15,450	17,824
20106	San Isidro		35.87	16,247	18,839
20107	Sabanilla		43.32	8,335	9,890
20108	San Rafael		19.24	19,162	22,516
20109	Río Segundo		5.37	11,036	12,547
20110	Desamparados		12.72	21,075	23,621
20111	Turrúcares		35.94	5,986	6,911
20112	Tambor		13.71	9,370	10,666
20113	La Garita		33.41	6,856	7,614
20114	Sarapiquí		112.90	2,493	2,872
202	Cantón San Ramón	San Ramón	1,018.64	67,975	77,907
20201	San Ramón		1.29	9,659	11,034
20202	Santiago		60.19	3,976	4,628
20203	San Juan		5.07	9,690	11,372
20204	Piedades Norte		45.99	6,846	7,777
20205	Piedades Sur		116.45	3,448	3,906
20206	San Rafael		30.83	8,384	9,373
20207	San Isidro		8.59	3,553	3,990
20208	Ángeles		385.21	7,073	8,144
20209	Álfaro		17.49	4,741	5,352
20210	Volio		20.91	1,669	1,922
20211	Concepción		9.00	1,841	2,097
20212	Zapotal		67.72	463	508
20213	Peñas Blancas		249.90	6,632	7,804
203	Cantón Grecia	Grecia	395.72	65,119	75,363
20301	Grecia		6.86	14,277	16,947
20302	San Isidro		18.09	5,201	5,843
20303	San José		12.42	6,206	7,286
20304	San Roque		26.14	9,163	10,284
20305	Tacares		24.84	6,879	7,776
20306	Río Cuarto		254.20	7,744	9,755
20307	Puente de Piedra		22.86	9,325	10,411
20308	Bolívar		30.31	6,324	7,061
204	Cantón San Mateo	San Mateo	125.90	5,343	5,919
20401	San Mateo		64.89	2,529	2,826
20402	Desmonte		21.66	871	927
20403	Jesús María		39.35	1,943	2,166
205	Cantón Atenas	Atenas	127.19	22,479	25,160
20501	Atenas		8.93	7,182	8,388
20502	Jesús		16.87	3,598	2,876
20503	Mercedes		8.30	2,691	2,829
20504	San Isidro		14.51	2,496	2,789
20505	Concepción		23.98	3,048	3,347
20506	San José		13.98	1,794	1,927
20507	Santa Eulalia		14.19	1,670	1,917
20508	Escobal		26.43		1,087
206	Cantón Naranjo	Naranjo	126.62	37,602	42,918
20601	Naranjo		25.75	18,514	21,092
20602	San Miguel		15.00	3,532	4,055
20603	San José		20.48	3,225	3,510
20604	Cirrí Sur		32.10	3,790	4,327
20605	San Jerónimo		9.44	2,703	3,081
20606	San Juan		7.02	2,709	3,088
20607	Rosario		16.83	3,129	3,765
207	Cantón Palmares	Palmares	38.06	29,766	33,585
20701	Palmares		1.09	4,105	4,706
20702	Zaragoza		8.05	7,493	8,425
20703	Buenos Aires		6.86	6,879	7,631
20704	Santiago		8.05	2,682	2,960
20705	Candelaria		4.07	1,745	1,975
20706	Esquipulas		5.37	3,652	4,330
20707	Granja		4.57	3,210	3,558
208	Cantón Poás	San Pedro	73.84	24,764	28,666
20801	San Pedro		14.64	6,913	8,310
20802	San Juan		15.11	3,738	4,148
20803	San Rafael		14.32	5,025	5,530
20804	Carrillos		9.30	6,901	7,997
20805	Sabana Redonda		20.47	2,187	2,681
209	Cantón Orotina	Orotina	141.92	15,705	17,970
20901	Orotina		19.99	8,045	9,251
20902	Mastate		9.15	1,624	1,839
20903	Hacienda Vieja		16.39	890	964
20904	Coyolar		36.73	3,636	4,193
20905	Ceiba		59.66	1,510	1,723
210	Cantón San Carlos	Ciudad Quesada	3,347.98	127,140	152,903
21001	Quesada		145.31	36,365	42,782
21002	Florencia		182.15	12,444	14,600
21003	Buenavista		37.37	352	417
21004	Aguas Zarcas		159.40	13,651	16,961
21005	Venecia		145.19	7,394	8,786
21006	Pital		375.43	12,317	15,311
21007	Fortuna		225.00	9,743	12,521
21008	Tigra		60.28	5,368	6,404
21009	Palmera		125.41	4,608	5,289
21010	Venado		167.75	1,705	1,957
21011	Cutris		873.02	7,892	9,554
21012	Monterrey		220.12	3,124	3,657
21013	Pocosol		631.55	12,177	14,664
211	Cantón Alfaro Ruiz	Zarcero	155.13	10,845	12,449
21101	Zarcero		12.01	3,790	4,411
21102	Laguna		23.08	1,579	1,789
21103	Tapezco		6.20	1,040	1,241
21104	Guadalupe		22.35	774	869
21105	Palmira		30.29	1,308	1,488
21106	Zapote		43.03	723	819
21107	Brisas		18.17	1,631	1,832
212	Cantón Valverde Vega	Sarchi	120.25	16,239	18,525
21201	Sarchí Norte		15.11	6,470	7,495
21202	Sarchí Sur		6.51	4,337	5,022
21203	Toro Amarillo		75.03	295	341
21204	San Pedro		15.80	3,296	3,596
21205	Rodríguez		7.80	1,841	2,071
213	Cantón Upala	Upala	1,580.67	37,679	44,990
21301	Upala		245.62	12,372	15,281
21302	Aguas Claras		407.64	5,026	5,724
21303	San José o Pizote		285.50	6,826	8,198
21304	Bijagua		178.69	4,042	4,590
21305	Delicias		97.65	3,618	4,330
21306	Dos Ríos		217.93	2,776	3,366
21307	Yolillal		147.64	3,019	3,501
214	Cantón Los Chiles	Los Chiles	1,358.86	19,732	24,130
21401	Los Chiles		535.93	9,900	12,869
21402	Caño Negro		298.52	1,594	1,796
21403	El Amparo		310.65	5,390	6,277
21404	San Jorge		213.76	2,848	3,188
215	Cantón Guatuso	San Rafael	758.32	13,045	15,214
21501	San Rafael		304.10	6,611	7,960
21502	Buenavista		270.48	5,452	6,162
21503	Cote		183.74	982	1,092
03	Cartago	Cartago	3,124.67	432,395	495,249
301	Cantón Cartago	Cartago	287.77	132,057	150,473
30101	Oriental		2.39	12,839	15,026
30102	Occidental		1.99	11,139	12,294
30103	Carmen		4.22	15,980	17,682
30104	San Nicolás		28.23	22,193	25,531
30105	Aguacaliente o San Francisco		104.15	28,516	32,040
30106	Guadalupe o Arenilla		13.24	12,515	14,433
30107	Corralillo		33.09	9,366	10,563
30108	Tierra Blanca		12.79	4,639	5,429
30109	Dulce Nombre		39.15	6,508	7,709
30110	Llano Grande		29.81	3,665	4,359
30111	Quebradilla		18.71	4,697	5,407
302	Cantón Paraíso	Paraíso	411.91	52,393	60,395
30201	Paraíso		27.48	33,398	16,742
30202	Santiago		25.34	4,960	5,518
30203	Orosi		315.32	8,862	10,125
30204	Cachi		36.77	5,173	5,844
30205	Llanos de Santa Lucía		7.00		22,166
303	Cantón La Unión	Tres Ríos	44.83	80,279	91,553
30301	Tres Ríos		2.39	10,009	13,516
30302	San Diego		8.75	16,595	18,737
30303	San Juan		3.58	8,139	8,728
30304	San Rafael		8.84	10,961	11,803
30305	Concepción		3.68	12,910	14,572
30306	Dulce Nombre		8.35	6,598	7,556
30307	San Ramón		4.17	4,640	5,171
30308	Río Azul		5.07	10,427	11,470
304	Cantón Jiménez	Juan Viñas	286.43	14,046	15,937
30401	Juan Viñas		41.18	6,387	7,239
30402	Tucurrique		36.07	4,284	4,918
30403	Pejibaye		209.18	3,375	3,780
305	Cantón Turrialba	Turrialba	1,642.67	68,510	78,753
30501	Turrialba		56.70	32,004	26,043
30502	La Suiza		159.80	9,202	10,463
30503	Peralta		9.85	570	635
30504	Santa Cruz		127.40	3,421	3,944
30505	Santa Teresita		52.87	5,095	5,699
30506	Pavones		40.94	4,431	5,028
30507	Tuis		37.56	2,630	2,959
30508	Tayutic		111.41	4,452	5,145
30509	Santa Rosa		22.66	4,759	5,274
30510	Tres Equis		36.93	1,946	2,307
30511	La Isabel		20.01		5,611
30512	Chirripó		966.54		5,645
305	Cantón Alvarado	Pacayas	81.06	12,290	13,955
30601	Pacayas		28.77	5,386	6,167
30602	Cervantes		15.40	4,709	5,370
30603	Capellades		36.89	2,195	2,418
306	Cantón Oreamuno	San Rafael	202.31	39,032	44,704
30701	San Rafael		10.08	23,707	26,957
30702	Cot		15.06	7,813	9,161
30703	Potrero Cerrado		18.72	2,023	2,284
30704	Cipreses		8.70	2,887	3,342
30705	Santa Rosa		149.75	2,602	2,960
307	Cantón El Guarco	Tejar	167.69	33,788	39,479
30801	Tejar		6.06	18,648	22,000
30802	San Isidro		129.68	9,165	10,560
30803	Tobosi		21.12	5,418	6,316
30804	Patio de Agua		10.83	557	603
05	Guanacaste	Liberia	10,140.71	264,238	308,386
501	Cantón Liberia	Liberia	1,436.47	46,703	56,520
50101	Liberia		561.57	39,242	47,807
50102	Cañas Dulces		243.87	2,634	3,021
50103	Mayorga		226.67	1,288	1,526
50104	Nacascolo		323.57	1,727	2,092
50105	Curubandé		80.79	1,812	2,074
502	Cantón Nicoya	Nicoya	1,333.68	42,189	48,139
50201	Nicoya		311.08	20,945	24,195
50202	Mansión		211.67	4,663	5,184
50203	San Antonio		338.17	6,662	7,225
50204	Quebrada Honda		106.93	2,323	2,553
50205	Sámara		109.51	2,603	3,050
50206	Nosara		134.92	2,875	3,524
50207	Belén de Nosarita		121.40	2,118	2,408
503	Cantón Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz	1,312.27	40,821	46,890
50301	Santa Cruz		272.08	17,486	20,202
50302	Bolsón		30.41	1,605	1,757
50303	Veintisiete de Abril		300.65	4,928	5,684
50304	Tempate		140.81	3,395	3,912
50305	Cartagena		74.93	2,986	3,400
50306	Cuajiniquil		232.94	1,547	1,782
50307	Diriá		63.80	3,217	3,516
50308	Cabo Velas		73.12	2,132	2,501
50309	Tamarindo		123.53	3,525	4,136
504	Cantón Bagaces	Bagaces	1,273.49	15,972	18,508
50401	Bagaces		886.72	9,261	10,793
50402	Fortuna		159.33	2,828	3,170
50403	Mogote		184.54	2,886	3,436
50404	Río Naranjo		42.90	997	1,109
505	Cantón Carrillo	Filadelfia	577.54	27,306	32,509
50501	Filadelfia		125.01	7,143	8,384
50502	Palmira		37.17	3,974	4,668
50503	Sardinal		240.45	10,118	12,378
50504	Belén		174.91	6,071	7,079
506	Cantón Cañas	Cañas	682.20	24,076	28,163
50601	Cañas		193.22	18,798	22,203
50602	Palmira		204.81	916	1,014
50603	San Miguel		120.52	1,520	1,668
50604	Bebedero		57.98	2,123	2,490
50605	Porozal		105.67	719	788
507	Cantón Abangares	Las Juntas	675.76	16,276	18,421
50701	Juntas		229.35	8,612	10,005
50702	Sierra		141.47	2,248	2,417
50703	San Juan		109.17	1,340	1,416
50704	Colorado		195.77	4,076	4,583
508	Cantón Tilarán	Tilarán	638.39	17,871	20,454
50801	Tilarán		138.78	7,706	8,936
50802	Quebrada Grande		76.02	2,508	2,916
50803	Tronadora		122.27	1,745	1,998
50804	Santa Rosa		71.11	1,690	1,871
50805	Líbano		71.23	860	934
50806	Tierras Morenas		83.46	1,187	1,336
50807	Arenal		75.52	2,175	2,463
509	Cantón Nandayure	Carmona	565.59	9,985	11,261
50901	Carmona		34.19	2,012	2,312
50902	Santa Rita		50.09	1,489	1,669
50903	Zapotal		103.53	1,267	1,397
50904	San Pablo		76.12	1,734	1,955
50905	Porvenir		39.58	994	1,084
50906	Bejuco		262.08	2,489	2,844
510	Cantón La Cruz	La Cruz	1,383.90	16,505	20,194
51001	La Cruz		346.22	7,880	9,711
51002	Santa Cecilia		257.68	5,238	6,537
51003	Garita		272.69	1,581	1,851
51004	Santa Elena		507.31	1,806	2,095
511	Cantón Hojancha	Hojancha	261.42	6,534	7,327
51101	Hojancha		79.61	3,751	4,314
51102	Monte Romo		74.85	799	845
51103	Puerto Carrillo		75.50	1,287	1,423
51104	Huacas		31.46	697	745
04	Heredia	Heredia	2,656.98	354,732	408,926
401	Cantón Heredia	Heredia	282.60	103,894	119,670
40101	Heredia		2.83	20,191	22,982
40102	Mercedes		4.17	19,717	22,200
40103	San Francisco		6.40	40,840	47,662
40104	Ulloa		11.58	22,456	26,015
40105	Varablanca		257.62	690	811
402	Cantón Barva	Barva	53.80	32,440	37,272
40201	Barva		0.63	4,890	5,978
40202	San Pedro		7.50	8,560	9,801
40203	San Pablo		6.81	6,656	7,365
40204	San Roque		1.16	3,071	3,474
40205	Santa Lucía		2.98	5,462	6,140
40206	San José de la Montaña		34.72	3,801	4,514
403	Cantón Santo Domingo	Santo Domingo	24.84	34,748	39,152
40301	Santo Domingo		0.74	5,181	6,311
40302	San Vicente		2.80	5,167	5,532
40303	San Miguel		5.86	5,694	6,331
40304	Paracito		1.28	1,604	1,837
40305	Santo Tomás		3.50	5,222	5,737
40306	Santa Rosa		4.37	6,396	7,180
40307	Tures		3.58	2,720	3,057
40308	Pará		2.71	2,764	3,167
404	Cantón Santa Bárbara	Santa Bárbara	53.21	29,181	33,514
40401	Santa Bárbara		1.29	5,452	6,995
40402	San Pedro		2.48	3,652	4,149
40403	San Juan		4.43	6,245	6,936
40404	Jesús		12.61	7,585	8,485
40405	Santo Domingo		26.24	2,647	3,051
40406	Purabá		6.16	3,600	3,898
405	Cantón San Rafael	San Rafael	48.39	37,293	42,651
40501	San Rafael		1.35	8,651	11,010
40502	San Josecito		1.23	10,826	11,876
40503	Santiago		1.51	6,878	7,508
40504	Ángeles		22.07	6,780	7,726
40505	Concepción		22.23	4,158	4,531
406	Cantón San Isidro	San Isidro	26.96	16,056	18,127
40601	San Isidro		3.01	4,990	6,326
40602	San José		11.29	5,102	5,458
40603	Concepción		8.07	2,081	2,237
40604	San Francisco		4.59	3,883	4,106
407	Cantón Belén	San Antonio	12.15	19,834	22,530
40701	San Antonio		3.51	10,256	11,921
40702	Ribera		4.17	5,687	6,421
40703	Asunción		4.47	3,891	4,188
408	Cantón Flores	San Joaquín	6.96	15,038	17,408
40801	San Joaquín		2.88	6,346	8,161
40802	Barrantes		2.29	2,810	3,025
40803	Llorente		1.79	5,882	6,222
409	Cantón San Pablo	San Pablo	7.53	20,813	23,513
40901	San Pablo		7.53	20,813	23,513
410	Cantón Sarapiquí	Puerto Viejo	2,140.54	45,435	55,089
41001	Puerto Viejo		426.73	16,272	21,586
41002	La Virgen		513.65	7,648	8,910
41003	Horquetas		566.44	20,094	23,043
41004	Llanuras del Gaspar		266.21	662	738
41005	Cureña		367.51	759	812
07	Limón	Limón	9,188.52	339,295	405,813
701	Cantón Limón	Limón	1,765.79	89,933	107,219
70101	Limón		59.76	60,298	70,667
70102	Valle La Estrella		1,232.93	16,907	20,965
70103	Río Blanco		133.35	6,318	7,778
70104	Matama		339.75	6,410	7,809
702	Cantón Pococí	Guápiles	2,403.49	103,121	122,832
70201	Guápiles		259.97	27,368	33,291
70202	Jiménez		107.72	6,644	7,839
70203	Rita		469.05	21,841	25,588
70204	Roxana		177.09	15,706	18,271
70205	Cariari		224.29	28,080	33,807
70206	Colorado		1,165.37	3,482	4,036
703	Cantón Siquirres	Siquirres	860.19	52,409	61,349
70301	Siquirres		373.25	31,358	36,961
70302	Pacuarito		218.03	8,707	10,131
70303	Florida		93.02	1,964	2,207
70304	Germania		32.46	2,425	2,763
70305	Cairo		106.23	4,355	5,167
70306	Alegría		37.20	3,600	4,120
704	Cantón Talamanca	Bribri	2,809.93	25,857	32,555
70401	Bratsi		179.25	10,292	5,718
70402	Sixaola		171.78	10,234	12,546
70403	Cahuita		235.64	5,331	6,628
70404	Telire		2,223.26		7,663
705	Cantón Matina	Matina	772.64	33,096	40,321
70501	Matina		354.37	8,729	10,489
70502	Batán		213.26	14,546	17,534
70503	Carrandi		205.01	9,821	12,298
706	Cantón Guácimo	Guácimo	576.48	34,879	41,537
70601	Guácimo		222.00	13,950	16,513
70602	Mercedes		89.24	1,673	1,884
70603	Pocora		72.15	5,750	6,803
70604	Río Jiménez		110.68	7,906	9,501
70605	Duacarí		82.41	5,600	6,836
06	Puntarenas	Puntarenas	11,265.69	357,483	421,182
601	Cantón Puntarenas	Puntarenas	1,842.33	102,504	119,814
60101	Puntarenas		35.63	9,559	11,176
60102	Pitahaya		115.85	1,822	2,167
60103	Chomes		127.60	4,166	4,855
60104	Lepanto		420.46	8,928	10,088
60105	Paquera		337.88	5,666	6,475
60106	Manzanillo		58.86	3,192	3,733
60107	Guacimal		106.23	990	1,096
60108	Barranca		35.07	33,493	32,104
60109	Monteverde		52.97	3,285	3,945
60110	Isla del Coco		23.85	0	0
60111	Cóbano		316.61	4,576	5,581
60112	Chacarita		4.84	23,163	20,118
60113	Chira		43.00	1,534	1,776
60114	Acapulco		110.54	2,130	1,416
60115	El Roble		7.94		14,387
60116	Arancibia		45.00		897
602	Cantón Esparza	Esparza	216.80	23,963	27,370
60201	Espíritu Santo		40.45	15,842	18,351
60202	San Juan Grande		56.64	3,437	3,922
60203	Macacona		38.24	2,776	3,015
60204	San Rafael		31.98	1,135	1,234
60205	San Jerónimo		49.49	773	848
603	Cantón Buenos Aires	Buenos Aires	2,384.22	40,139	47,948
60301	Buenos Aires		552.51	16,843	20,691
60302	Volcán		188.50	6,471	5,148
60303	Potrero Grande		627.43	5,162	6,090
60304	Boruca		138.03	2,870	3,356
60305	Pilas		110.70	1,575	1,843
60306	Colinas		122.03	1,435	1,660
60307	Chánguena		272.88	2,715	3,191
60308	Biolley		208.34	3,068	3,500
60309	Brunka		163.80		2,469
604	Cantón Montes de Oro	Miramar	244.76	11,159	12,570
60401	Miramar		125.87	6,842	7,905
60402	Unión		60.42	1,464	1,562
60403	San Isidro		58.47	2,853	3,103
605	Cantón Osa	Puerto Cortés	1,930.24	25,861	29,783
60501	Puerto Cortés		226.19	6,295	7,369
60502	Palmar		264.40	9,906	11,303
60503	Sierpe		1,021.00	4,124	4,648
60504	Bahía Ballena		160.76	1,990	2,435
60505	Piedras Blancas		257.89	3,546	4,028
606	Cantón Aguirre	Aguirre	543.77	20,188	24,123
60601	Quepos		222.89	14,925	18,065
60602	Savegre		216.24	2,787	3,174
60603	Naranjito		104.64	2,476	2,884
607	Cantón Golfito	Golfito	1,753.96	33,823	39,965
60701	Golfito		345.60	10,915	13,056
60702	Puerto Jiménez		720.54	6,102	7,238
60703	Guaycará		324.66	11,456	13,132
60704	Pavón		363.16	5,350	6,539
608	Cantón Coto Brus	San Vito	933.91	40,082	47,606
60801	San Vito		142.37	15,531	18,458
60802	Sabalito		356.74	11,084	13,179
60803	Aguabuena		61.18	6,962	8,033
60804	Limoncito		118.57	3,448	4,407
60805	Pittier		255.05	3,057	3,529
609	Cantón Parrita	Parrita	478.79	12,112	14,041
60901	Parrita		478.79	12,112	14,041
610	Cantón Corredores	Ciudad Neily	620.60	37,274	44,558
61001	Corredor		272.19	16,718	20,187
61002	La Cuesta		40.25	3,623	4,344
61003	Canoas		122.33	8,464	10,155
61004	Laurel		185.83	8,469	9,872
611	Cantón Garabito	Jacó	316.31	10,378	13,404
61101	Jacó		140.41	6,371	8,738
61102	Tárcoles		175.90	4,007	4,666
01	San José	San José	4,965.90	1,345,750	1,539,837
101	Cantón San José	San José	44.62	309,672	354,409
10101	El Carmen		1.49	3,360	4,004
10102	Merced		2.29	13,565	15,368
10103	Hospital		3.38	24,175	27,649
10104	Catedral		2.31	15,341	17,290
10105	Zapote		2.85	20,753	22,828
10106	San Francisco de Dos Ríos		2.68	21,724	23,854
10107	Uruca		8.35	27,110	33,849
10108	Mata Redonda		3.68	9,321	10,100
10109	Pavas		9.34	76,177	88,604
10110	Hatillo		4.27	54,901	61,874
10111	San Sebastián		3.98	43,245	48,989
102	Cantón Escazú	Escazú	34.49	52,372	60,673
10201	Escazú		4.38	12,379	14,993
10202	San Antonio		16.99	20,795	23,534
10203	San Rafael		13.12	19,198	22,146
103	Cantón Desamparados	Desamparados	118.26	193,478	222,675
10301	Desamparados		3.03	36,437	42,395
10302	San Miguel		21.15	28,336	33,271
10303	San Juan de Dios		2.98	16,577	19,598
10304	San Rafael Arriba		3.11	13,008	14,940
10305	San Antonio		2.09	9,775	10,995
10306	Frailes		19.48	3,504	3,975
10307	Patarrá		15.88	28,451	11,467
10308	San Cristóbal		25.24	3,360	3,880
10309	Rosario		14.68	2,710	3,057
10310	Damas		2.57	12,993	13,982
10311	San Rafael Abajo		1.99	22,481	25,711
10312	Gravilias		2.97	15,846	16,994
10313	Los Guido		3.09		22,410
104	Cantón Puriscal	Santiago	553.66	29,407	32,937
10401	Santiago		34.58	10,884	12,698
10402	Mercedes Sur		190.87	5,082	5,518
10403	Barbacoas		19.09	3,210	3,605
10404	Grifo Alto		25.82	1,101	1,181
10405	San Rafael		13.94	1,524	1,655
10406	Candelarita		24.64	1,425	1,563
10407	Desamparaditos		6.64	572	618
10408	San Antonio		16.93	2,803	3,082
10409	Chires		221.15	2,806	3,017
105	Cantón Tarrazú	Tarrazú	297.50	14,160	16,526
10501	San Marcos		42.07	8,240	9,858
10502	San Lorenzo		194.12	4,029	4,444
10503	San Carlos		61.31	1,891	2,224
106	Cantón Aserrí	Aserrí	167.10	49,319	56,779
10601	Aserrí		15.09	23,844	28,533
10602	Tarbaca		13.94	1,231	1,479
10603	Vuelta de Jorco		22.32	6,155	6,813
10604	San Gabriel		11.77	5,048	5,622
10605	Legua		81.59	1,472	1,683
10606	Monterrey		8.10	421	539
10607	Salitrillos		14.29	11,148	12,110
107	Cantón Mora	Colón	162.04	21,666	24,476
10701	Colón		57.82	13,477	15,445
10702	Guayabo		10.65	3,215	3,542
10703	Tabarcia		48.40	3,994	4,427
10704	Piedras Negras		17.89	318	363
10705	Picagres		27.28	662	699
108	Cantón Goicoechea	Guadelupe	31.50	117,532	132,156
10801	Guadalupe		2.48	23,723	27,535
10802	San Francisco		0.50	2,552	2,629
10803	Calle Blancos		2.39	19,411	20,899
10804	Mata de Plátano		7.85	16,206	17,517
10805	Ipís		2.77	26,155	29,907
10806	Rancho Redondo		12.52	2,718	2,936
10807	Purral		2.99	26,767	30,733
109	Cantón Santa Ana	Santa Ana	61.42	34,507	40,205
10901	Santa Ana		5.17	8,517	10,084
10902	Salitral		20.37	3,369	4,040
10903	Pozos		13.42	9,025	10,611
10904	Uruca		6.96	5,635	6,488
10905	Piedades		12.22	6,199	7,000
10906	Brasil		3.28	1,762	1,982
110	Cantón Alajuelita	Alajuelita	21.17	70,297	82,298
11001	Alajuelita		1.30	12,247	14,976
11002	San Josecito		2.17	8,500	9,897
11003	San Antonio		9.65	3,193	3,399
11004	Concepción		2.89	19,268	23,316
11005	San Felipe		5.16	27,089	30,710
111	Cantón Vásquez de Coronado	San Isidro	222.20	55,585	63,465
11101	San Isidro		5.29	15,570	17,923
11102	San Rafael		17.33	6,389	7,051
11103	Dulce Nombre de Jesús		66.30	9,352	10,812
11104	Patalillo		1.89	17,731	20,180
11105	Cascajal		131.39	6,543	7,499
112	Cantón Acosta	San Ignacio	342.24	18,661	21,033
11201	San Ignacio		23.19	7,728	9,016
11202	Guaitil		43.88	2,555	2,756
11203	Palmichal		34.58	3,852	4,299
11204	Cangrejal		63.98	1,987	2,147
11205	Sabanillas		176.61	2,539	2,815
113	Cantón Tibás	San Juan	8.15	72,074	81,891
11301	San Juan		3.38	24,944	27,492
11302	Cinco Esquinas		0.66	6,379	8,369
11303	Anselmo Llorente		1.39	10,103	11,088
11304	León XIII		0.79	16,400	19,333
11305	Colima		1.93	14,248	15,609
114	Cantón Moravia	San Vincente	28.62	50,419	56,122
11401	San Vicente		5.37	31,693	34,769
11402	San Jerónimo		18.43	4,911	5,543
11403	Trinidad		4.82	13,815	15,810
115	Cantón Montes de Oca	San Pedro	15.16	50,433	56,068
11501	San Pedro		4.82	26,524	29,380
11502	Sabanilla		1.79	11,324	13,013
11503	Mercedes		1.39	4,872	5,059
11504	San Rafael		7.16	7,713	8,616
116	Cantón Turrubares	San Pablo	415.29	4,877	5,504
11601	San Pablo		25.89	1,192	1,408
11602	San Pedro		39.12	499	561
11603	San Juan de Mata		84.48	2,725	1,087
11604	San Luis		44.50	461	499
11605	Carara		221.30		1,949
117	Cantón Dota	Santa María	400.22	6,519	7,504
11701	Santa María		83.09	4,274	5,011
11702	Jardín		35.30	475	514
11703	Copey		281.83	1,770	1,979
118	Cantón Curridabat	Curridabat	15.95	60,889	69,900
11801	Curridabat		6.48	30,316	34,255
11802	Granadilla		3.41	11,600	13,287
11803	Sánchez		4.17	3,147	3,490
11804	Tirrases		1.89	15,826	18,868
119	Cantón Pérez Zeledón	San Isidro de El General	1,905.51	122,187	141,835
11901	San Isidro del General		196.89	41,221	48,246
11902	General		78.90	5,882	6,755
11903	Daniel Flores		62.11	26,359	30,435
11904	Rivas		307.85	6,531	7,382
11905	San Pedro		209.31	9,013	10,432
11906	Platanares		90.13	7,308	8,420
11907	Pejibaye		206.10	8,627	9,871
11908	Cajón		118.15	7,467	8,984
11909	Barú		189.08	2,335	2,731
11910	Río Nuevo		240.10	3,219	3,667
11911	Páramo		206.89	4,225	4,912
120	Cantón León Cortés	San Pablo	120.80	11,696	13,381
12001	San Pablo		20.93	3,780	4,495
12002	San Andrés		15.95	1,804	1,989
12003	Llano Bonito		33.79	2,135	2,417
12004	San Isidro		18.68	1,426	1,642
12005	Santa Cruz		21.47	1,626	1,813
12006	San Antonio		9.98	925	1,025
	total		51,100.00	3,810,179	4,412,474

Main cities

name	population 2000-06-26 census	population 2008-12-31 estimate
San José	309,672	354,409
Alajuela	222,853	257,382
Cartago	132,057	150,473
Heredia	103,894	119,670
Puntarenas	102,504	119,814
Limón	89,933	107,219
source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censos, Costa Rica. note: The agglomeration of San José counted 1,982,339 people in 2000.