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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).
Cantons of Costa Rica[1] Code Province Canton Area (km2) Pop. (2008) 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 
Map showing Costa Rica's 7 provinces sub-divided into their 81 cantons.
See also
References
- ^ "División Territorial Administrativa de Costa Rica" (in Spanish) (PDF). Instituto de Fomento y Asesoria Municipal (IFAM). 5 May 2009. http://www.ifam.go.cr/PaginaIFAM/ifams/Descargas/CDI/Legal/Divisi%C3%B3n%20Territorial%20CR%20%20Publicado%20en%20La%20Gaceta%2026%20mayo%202009.pdf.
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