Ranked list of Costa Rican cantons

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These are ranked lists of the 25 first cantons of Costa Rica. Population figures are from Costa Rican Census 2000.

[edit] By population

Rank	Canton	Province	Population	% Country Pop.	Area (km²)	% Urban Pop.
1	San José	San José	309,672	8.13	44.62	100.00
2	Alajuela	Alajuela	222,853	5.85	388.33	28.83
3	Desamparados	San José	193,478	5.08	118.26	80.37
4	Cartago	Cartago	132,057	3.47	287.80	56.39
5	San Carlos	Alajuela	127,140	3.34	3,350.98	19.82
6	Pérez Zeledón	San José	122,187	3.21	1,906.32	21.69
7	Goicoechea	San José	117,532	3.08	31.50	83.90
8	Heredia	Heredia	103,894	2.73	280.54	34.63
9	Pococí	Limón	103,121	2.71	2,398.29	22.55
10	Puntarenas	Puntarenas	102,504	2.69	1,818.44	61.08
11	Limón	Limón	89,933	2.36	1,766.29	59.43
12	La Unión	Cartago	80,279	2.11	44.83	50.53
13	Tibás	San José	72,074	1.89	8.15	57.36
14	Alajuelita	San José	70,297	1.84	21.17	42.60
15	Turrialba	Cartago	68,510	1.80	1,639.34	33.20
16	San Ramón	Alajuela	67,975	1.78	1,018.56	20.57
17	Grecia	Alajuela	65,119	1.71	395.43	17.94
18	Curridabat	San José	60,889	1.60	15.95	78.02
19	Coronado	San José	55,585	1.46	222.17	58.58
20	Siquirres	Limón	52,409	1.38	860.48	21.21
21	Paraíso	Cartago	52,395	1.38	411.96	63.47
22	Escazú	San José	52,372	1.37	34.49	79.79
23	Montes de Oca	San José	50,433	1.32	15.16	84.71
24	Moravia	San José	50,419	1.32	28.62	62.86
25	Aserrí	San José	49,319	1.29	167.28	43.49
26	Liberia	Guanacaste	46,703	1.23	1,438.00	73.41
27	Sarapiquí	Heredia	45,435	1.19	2,132.63	2.94
28	Nicoya	Guanacaste	42,189	1.11	1,334.47	31.61
29	Santa Cruz	Guanacaste	40,821	1.07	1,313.46	25.22
30	Buenos Aires	Puntarenas	40,139	1.05	2,386.88	25.58
31	Coto Brus	Puntarenas	40,082	1.05	933.17	7.27
32	Oreamuno	Cartago	39,032	1.02	202.10	73.36
33	Upala	Alajuela	37,679	0.99	1,582.64	8.69
34	Naranjo	Alajuela	37,602	0.99	126.61	22.51
35	San Rafael	Heredia	37,293	0.98	48.40	39.39
36	Corredores	Puntarenas	37,274	0.98	620.57	23.97
37	Guácimo	Limón	34,879	0.92	576.83	17.47
38	Santo Domingo	Heredia	34,748	0.91	24.84	36.13
39	Santa Ana	San José	34,507	0.91	61.42	7.56
40	Golfito	Puntarenas	33,823	0.89	1,751.77	30.08

[edit] By Area

Rank	Canton	Province	Area (km²)	% Country Area	Dens. (pop/km²)	% Rural Pop.
1	San Carlos	Alajuela	3,350.98	6.56	37.94	75.16
2	Talamanca	Limón	2,804.03	5.49	9.22	91.71
3	Pococí	Limón	2,398.29	4.70	43.00	65.90
4	Buenos Aires	Puntarenas	2,386.88	4.67	16.82	74.42
5	Sarapiquí	Heredia	2,132.63	4.18	21.30	89.57
6	Osa	Puntarenas	1,939.04	3.80	13.34	71.09
7	Pérez Zeledón	San José	1,906.32	3.73	64.10	69.34
8	Puntarenas	Puntarenas	1,818.44	3.56	56.37	34.49
9	Limón	Limón	1,766.29	3.46	50.92	36.93
10	Golfito	Puntarenas	1,751.77	3.43	19.31	68.83
11	Turrialba	Cartago	1,639.34	3.21	41.79	60.82
12	Upala	Alajuela	1,582.64	3.10	23.81	85.85
13	Liberia	Guanacaste	1,438.00	2.82	32.48	26.20
14	La Cruz	Guanacaste	1,377.90	2.70	11.98	76.78
15	Los Chiles	Alajuela	1,359.80	2.66	14.51	85.03
16	Nicoya	Guanacaste	1,334.47	2.61	31.61	66.14
17	Santa Cruz	Guanacaste	1,313.46	2.57	31.08	74.78
18	Bagaces	Guanacaste	1,278.23	2.50	12.50	55.12
19	San Ramón	Alajuela	1,018.56	1.99	66.74	63.57
20	Coto Brus	Puntarenas	933.17	1.83	42.95	91.27
21	Siquirres	Limón	860.48	1.68	60.91	70.88
22	Matina	Limón	773.15	1.51	42.81	81.91
23	Guatuso	Alajuela	759.84	1.49	17.17	90.10
24	Cañas	Guanacaste	681.13	1.33	35.35	31.42
25	Abangares	Guanacaste	675.94	1.32	24.08	74.18