San José Province
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]
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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 (2017) | 0.810[2] very high · 2nd of 7 |
Blanco River, county of Pérez Zeledón. Most rivers in the province of San José are shallow, narrow and often run through mountainous terrain, making them impossible to navigate.
Cerro de la Muerte, southeast of the province
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 (Ciudad 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)
References
- https://www.inec.cr/anuario-estadistico
- "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), 2001,
- Resultados Generales Censo 2011 Archived 2012-10-21 at the Wayback Machine p. 22
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