Cantons of Costa Rica

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Map showing Costa Rica's 7 provinces sub-divided into their 81 cantons.

Costa Rica is administratively divided into seven provinces which are subdivided into 81 cantons, and these are further subdivided into districts. Cantons are the only administrative division in Costa Rica that possess local government in the form of municipalities. Each municipality has its own mayor and several county representatives, all of them chosen via municipal elections ever four years.

The largest canton by population is the capital San José with a population of 288,054. The smallest canton by population is Turrubares with 5,512 residents.[1] The largest canton by land area is San Carlos, which spans 3,347.98 km2 (1,292.66 sq mi), while the smallest is Flores at 6.96 km2 (2.69 sq mi).[2]

List of cantons

Skyline of San José
San José, Costa Rica's capital and largest canton
Juan Park in Alajuela
Alajuela, Costa Rica's second largest canton
Downtown Desamparados
Desamparados, Costa Rica's third largest canton
Pavilion of Ciudad Quesada
Pavilion of Ciudad Quesada, located in Costa Rica's fourth largest canton San Carlos
Name Province Population
(2011)[1]
Population
(2000)[3]
Change
(%)[3][1]
Land area
(km²)[2]
Population density
San José San José 288,054 309,672 −7.0% 44.62 6,455.7/km2
Escazú San José 56,509 52,372 +7.9% 34.49 1,638.4/km2
Desamparados San José 208,411 193,478 +7.7% 118.26 1,762.3/km2
Puriscal San José 33,004 29,407 +12.2% 553.66 59.6/km2
Tarrazú San José 16,280 14,160 +15.0% 297.50 54.7/km2
Aserrí San José 57,892 49,319 +17.4% 167.10 346.5/km2
Mora San José 26,294 21,666 +21.4% 162.04 162.3/km2
Goicoechea San José 115,084 117,532 −2.1% 31.50 3,653.5/km2
Santa Ana San José 49,123 34,507 +42.4% 61.42 799.8/km2
Alajuelita San José 77,603 70,297 +10.4% 21.17 3,665.7/km2
Vázquez de Coronado San José 60,486 55,585 +8.8% 222.20 272.2/km2
Acosta San José 20,209 18,661 +8.3% 342.24 59.0/km2
Tibás San José 64,842 72,074 −10.0% 8.15 7,956.1/km2
Moravia San José 56,919 50,419 +12.9% 28.62 1,988.8/km2
Montes de Oca San José 49,132 50,433 −2.6% 15.16 3,240.9/km2
Turrubares San José 5,512 4,877 +13.0% 415.29 13.3/km2
Dota San José 6,948 6,519 +6.6% 400.22 17.4/km2
Curridabat San José 65,206 60,889 +7.1% 15.95 4,088.2/km2
Pérez Zeledón San José 134,534 122,187 +10.1% 1,905.51 70.6/km2
León Cortés Castro San José 12,200 11,696 +4.3% 120.80 101.0/km2
Alajuela Alajuela 254,886 222,853 +14.4% 758.32 336.1/km2
San Ramón Alajuela 80,566 67,975 +18.5% 1,018.64 79.1/km2
Grecia Alajuela 76,898 65,119 +18.1% 395.72 194.3/km2
San Mateo Alajuela 6,136 5,343 +14.8% 125.90 48.7/km2
Atenas Alajuela 25,460 22,479 +13.3% 127.19 200.2/km2
Naranjo Alajuela 42,713 37,602 +13.6% 126.62 337.3/km2
Palmares Alajuela 34,716 29,766 +16.6% 38.06 912.1/km2
Poás Alajuela 29,199 24,764 +17.9% 73.84 395.4/km2
Orotina Alajuela 20,341 15,705 +29.5% 141.92 143.3/km2
San Carlos Alajuela 163,745 127,140 +28.8% 3,347.98 48.9/km2
Zarcero Alajuela 12,205 10,845 +12.5% 155.13 78.7/km2
Valverde Vega Alajuela 18,085 16,239 +11.4% 120.25 150.4/km2
Upala Alajuela 43,953 37,679 +16.7% 1,580.67 27.8/km2
Los Chiles Alajuela 23,735 19,732 +20.3% 1,358.86 17.5/km2
Guatuso Alajuela 15,508 13,045 +18.9% 758.32 20.5/km2
Cartago Cartago 147,898 132,057 +12.0% 287.77 513.9/km2
Paraíso Cartago 57,743 52,393 +10.2% 411.91 140.2/km2
La Unión Cartago 99,399 80,279 +23.8% 44.83 2,217.2/km2
Jiménez Cartago 14,669 14,046 +4.4% 286.43 51.2/km2
Turrialba Cartago 69,616 68,510 +1.6% 1,642.67 42.4/km2
Alvarado Cartago 14,312 12,290 +16.5% 81.06 176.6/km2
Oreamuno Cartago 45,473 39,032 +16.5% 202.31 224.8/km2
El Guarco Cartago 41,793 33,788 +23.7% 167.69 249.2/km2
Heredia Heredia 123,616 103,894 +19.0% 282.60 437.4/km2
Barva Heredia 40,660 32,440 +25.3% 53.80 755.8/km2
Santo Domingo Heredia 40,072 34,748 +15.3% 24.84 1,613.2/km2
Santa Bárbara Heredia 36,243 29,181 +24.2% 53.21 681.1/km2
San Rafael Heredia 45,965 37,293 +23.3% 48.39 949.9/km2
San Isidro Heredia 20,633 16,056 +28.5% 26.96 765.3/km2
Belén Heredia 21,633 19,834 +9.1% 12.15 1,780.5/km2
Flores Heredia 20,037 15,038 +33.2% 6.96 2,878.9/km2
San Pablo Heredia 27,671 20,813 +33.0% 7.53 3,674.8/km2
Sarapiquí Heredia 57,147 45,435 +25.8% 2,140.54 26.7/km2
Liberia Guanacaste 62,987 46,703 +34.9% 1,436.47 43.8/km2
Nicoya Guanacaste 50,825 42,189 +20.5% 1,333.68 38.1/km2
Santa Cruz Guanacaste 55,104 40,821 +35.0% 1,312.27 42.0/km2
Bagaces Guanacaste 19,536 15,972 +22.3% 1,273.49 15.3/km2
Carrillo Guanacaste 37,122 27,306 +35.9% 577.54 64.3/km2
Cañas Guanacaste 26,201 24,076 +8.8% 682.20 38.4/km2
Abangares Guanacaste 18,039 16,276 +10.8% 675.76 26.7/km2
Tilarán Guanacaste 19,640 17,871 +9.9% 638.39 30.8/km2
Nandayure Guanacaste 11,121 9,985 +11.4% 565.59 19.7/km2
La Cruz Guanacaste 19,181 16,505 +16.2% 1,383.90 13.9/km2
Hojancha Guanacaste 7,197 6,534 +10.1% 261.42 27.5/km2
Puntarenas Puntarenas 115,019 102,504 +12.2% 1,842.33 62.4/km2
Esparza Puntarenas 28,644 23,963 +19.5% 216.80 132.1/km2
Buenos Aires Puntarenas 45,244 40,139 +12.7% 2,384.22 19.0/km2
Montes de Oro Puntarenas 12,950 11,159 +16.0% 244.76 52.9/km2
Osa Puntarenas 29,433 25,861 +13.8% 1,930.24 15.2/km2
Aguirre Puntarenas 26,861 20,188 +33.1% 543.77 49.4/km2
Golfito Puntarenas 39,150 33,823 +15.7% 1,753.96 22.3/km2
Coto Brus Puntarenas 38,453 40,082 −4.1% 933.91 41.2/km2
Parrita Puntarenas 16,115 12,112 +33.0% 478.79 33.7/km2
Corredores Puntarenas 41,831 37,274 +12.2% 620.60 67.4/km2
Garabito Puntarenas 17,229 10,378 +66.0% 316.31 54.5/km2
Limón Limón 94,415 89,933 +5.0% 1,765.79 53.5/km2
Pococí Limón 125,962 103,121 +22.1% 2,403.49 52.4/km2
Siquirres Limón 56,786 52,409 +8.4% 860.19 66.0/km2
Talamanca Limón 30,712 25,857 +18.8% 2,809.93 10.9/km2
Matina Limón 37,721 33,096 +14.0% 772.64 48.8/km2
Guácimo Limón 41,266 34,879 +18.3% 576.48 71.6/km2
Costa Rica 4,301,712 3,810,179 +12.9% 51,100 84.2/km2

See also

References

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