Cantons of Costa Rica
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This is a list of the cantons of Costa Rica.
Cantons (Spanish: cantones) are the second-level administrative division of Costa Rica. The country's seven provinces (provincias) are subdivided into 81 cantons (counties), and these are further subdivided into districts (distritos).
A unique feature of the cantons is that they are the only administrative division in Costa Rica that possess local government in the form of municipalities (municipalidad). Each municipality has its own mayor (alcalde) and several county representatives, all of them chosen via municipal elections (Concejo Municipal).
Code | Province | Canton | Area (km2) | Pop. (2008) |
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101 | San José | San José | 44.62 | 352,366 |
102 | San José | Escazú | 34.49 | 60,201 |
103 | San José | Desamparados | 118.26 | 221,346 |
104 | San José | Puriscal | 553.66 | 32,767 |
105 | San José | Tarrazú | 297.50 | 16,419 |
106 | San José | Aserrí | 167.10 | 56,422 |
107 | San José | Mora | 162.04 | 24,333 |
108 | San José | Goicoechea | 31.50 | 131,529 |
109 | San José | Santa Ana | 61.42 | 39,905 |
110 | San José | Alajuelita | 21.17 | 81,721 |
111 | San José | Vázquez de Coronado | 222.20 | 63,098 |
112 | San José | Acosta | 342.24 | 20,906 |
113 | San José | Tibás | 8.15 | 81,478 |
114 | San José | Moravia | 28.62 | 55,895 |
115 | San José | Montes de Oca | 15.16 | 55,814 |
116 | San José | Turrubares | 415.29 | 5,482 |
117 | San José | Dota | 400.22 | 7,465 |
118 | San José | Curridabat | 15.95 | 69,474 |
119 | San José | Pérez Zeledón | 1,905.51 | 140,872 |
120 | San José | León Cortés Castro | 120.80 | 13,288 |
201 | Alajuela | Alajuela | 388.43 | 255,598 |
202 | Alajuela | San Ramón | 1,018.64 | 77,380 |
203 | Alajuela | Grecia | 395.72 | 74,860 |
204 | Alajuela | San Mateo | 125.90 | 5,904 |
205 | Alajuela | Atenas | 127.19 | 25,033 |
206 | Alajuela | Naranjo | 126.62 | 42,637 |
207 | Alajuela | Palmares | 38.06 | 33,401 |
208 | Alajuela | Poás | 73.84 | 28,469 |
209 | Alajuela | Orotina | 141.92 | 17,866 |
210 | Alajuela | San Carlos | 3,347.98 | 151,322 |
211 | Alajuela | Alfaro Ruiz | 155.13 | 12,368 |
212 | Alajuela | Valverde Vega | 120.25 | 18,407 |
213 | Alajuela | Upala | 1,580.67 | 44,556 |
214 | Alajuela | Los Chiles | 1,358.86 | 23,902 |
215 | Alajuela | Guatuso | 758.32 | 15,068 |
301 | Cartago | Cartago | 287.77 | 149,657 |
302 | Cartago | Paraíso | 411.91 | 60,005 |
303 | Cartago | La Unión | 44.83 | 91,090 |
304 | Cartago | Jiménez | 286.43 | 15,859 |
305 | Cartago | Turrialba | 1,642.67 | 78,217 |
306 | Cartago | Alvarado | 81.06 | 13,862 |
307 | Cartago | Oreamuno | 202.31 | 44,403 |
308 | Cartago | El Guarco | 167.69 | 39,223 |
401 | Heredia | Heredia | 282.60 | 118,872 |
402 | Heredia | Barva | 53.80 | 37,041 |
403 | Heredia | Santo Domingo | 24.84 | 38,959 |
404 | Heredia | Santa Bárbara | 53.21 | 33,334 |
405 | Heredia | San Rafael | 48.39 | 42,398 |
406 | Heredia | San Isidro | 26.96 | 18,028 |
407 | Heredia | Belén | 12.15 | 22,400 |
408 | Heredia | Flores | 6.96 | 17,298 |
409 | Heredia | San Pablo | 7.53 | 23,370 |
410 | Heredia | Sarapiquí | 2,140.54 | 54,537 |
501 | Guanacaste | Liberia | 1,436.47 | 55,921 |
502 | Guanacaste | Nicoya | 1,333.68 | 47,823 |
503 | Guanacaste | Santa Cruz | 1,312.27 | 46,460 |
504 | Guanacaste | Bagaces | 1,273.49 | 18,368 |
505 | Guanacaste | Carrillo | 577.54 | 32,168 |
506 | Guanacaste | Cañas | 682.20 | 27,970 |
507 | Guanacaste | Abangares | 675.76 | 18,319 |
508 | Guanacaste | Tilarán | 638.39 | 20,337 |
509 | Guanacaste | Nandayure | 565.59 | 11,185 |
510 | Guanacaste | La Cruz | 1,383.90 | 19,978 |
511 | Guanacaste | Hojancha | 261.42 | 7,289 |
601 | Puntarenas | Puntarenas | 1,842.33 | 118,928 |
602 | Puntarenas | Esparza | 216.80 | 27,199 |
603 | Puntarenas | Buenos Aires | 2,384.22 | 47,576 |
604 | Puntarenas | Montes de Oro | 244.76 | 12,495 |
605 | Puntarenas | Osa | 1,930.24 | 29,547 |
606 | Puntarenas | Aguirre | 543.77 | 23,915 |
607 | Puntarenas | Golfito | 1,753.96 | 39,699 |
608 | Puntarenas | Coto Brus | 933.91 | 47,247 |
609 | Puntarenas | Parrita | 478.79 | 13,940 |
610 | Puntarenas | Corredores | 620.60 | 44,180 |
611 | Puntarenas | Garabito | 316.31 | 13,165 |
701 | Limón | Limón | 1,765.79 | 106,356 |
702 | Limón | Pococí | 2,403.49 | 121,735 |
703 | Limón | Siquirres | 860.19 | 60,881 |
704 | Limón | Talamanca | 2,809.93 | 32,158 |
705 | Limón | Matina | 772.64 | 39,961 |
706 | Limón | Guácimo | 576.48 | 41,082 |
See also
References
- ↑ "División Territorial Administrativa de Costa Rica" (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto de Fomento y Asesoria Municipal (IFAM). 5 May 2009.
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