San José Province
Province of Costa Rica From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
San José (Spanish pronunciation: [saŋ xoˈse]) is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the central part of the country, and borders (clockwise beginning in the north) the provinces of Alajuela, Heredia, Limón, Cartago and Puntarenas. The provincial and national capital is San José. The province covers an area of 4,965.9 km².[3] and has a population of 1,404,242.[4]
San José | |
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Coordinates: 9.6°N 83.95°W | |
Country | Costa Rica |
Capital city | San José (pop. 333,288) |
Area | |
• Total | 4,966 km2 (1,917 sq mi) |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 1,635,144[1] |
ISO 3166 code | CR-SJ |
HDI (2019) | 0.828[2] very high · 2nd of 7 |
Subdivisions
The province of San José is subdivided into 20 cantons.
Canton (Capital):
- San José (San José)
- Escazú (Escazú)
- Desamparados (Desamparados)
- Puriscal (Santiago)
- Tarrazú (San Marcos)
- Aserrí (Aserrí)
- Mora (Colón)
- Goicoechea (Guadalupe)
- Santa Ana (Santa Ana)
- Alajuelita (Alajuelita)
- Vázquez de Coronado (San Isidro)
- Acosta (San Ignacio)
- Tibás (San Juan)
- Moravia (San Vicente)
- Montes de Oca (San Pedro)
- Turrubares (San Pablo)
- Dota (Santa María)
- Curridabat (Curridabat)
- Pérez Zeledón (San Isidro de El General)
- León Cortés Castro (San Pablo)
See also
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