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==Overview== |
==Overview== |
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The [[Constitution of Costa Rica]] states, ''"For Public Administration purposes, the national territory is divided into provinces, these into cantons and cantons into districts."'' The country consists of 7 provinces (''provincias''), |
The [[Constitution of Costa Rica]] states, ''"For Public Administration purposes, the national territory is divided into provinces, these into cantons and cantons into districts."'' The country consists of 7 provinces (''provincias''), 84 [[Cantons of Costa Rica|cantons]] (''cantones''), and 489 [[Districts of Costa Rica|districts]] (''distritos'').<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.correos.go.cr/codigo_postal/ | title= Código Postal | language= es |website=Correos de Costa Rica | access-date= 24 April 2011 | url-status= dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110415154602/http://www.correos.go.cr/codigo_postal/ | archive-date= 15 April 2011 }}</ref> |
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==List of provinces== |
==List of provinces== |
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! Area (km<sup>2</sup>) |
! Area (km<sup>2</sup>) |
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! Population |
! Population |
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!'''Density (km'''<sup>2</sup>''')''' |
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!Human Development Index 2015<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hdi.globaldatalab.org/areadata/shdi/|title=Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab|website=hdi.globaldatalab.org|language=en|access-date=2018-09-15}}</ref> |
!Human Development Index 2015<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hdi.globaldatalab.org/areadata/shdi/|title=Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab|website=hdi.globaldatalab.org|language=en|access-date=2018-09-15}}</ref> |
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!GDP per capita 2023 (PPP 2015 dollar)<ref>{{Cite news |title=Tellusant (2023): TelluBase—Costa Rica Fact Sheet. Boston. |url=https://tellusant.com/repo/tb/tellubase_factsheet_cri.pdf}}</ref> |
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| [[File:Bandera_de_la_Provincia_de_Alajuela.svg|60px]] |
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| 9,757 |
| 9,757 |
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| 885,571 |
| 885,571 |
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|90.8 |
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|0.778 |
|0.778 |
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|19,100 |
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| [[File:Bandera_de_la_Provincia_de_Cartago.svg|60px]] |
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| 3,124 |
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| 490,903 |
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|156.2 |
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|0.786 |
|0.786 |
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|20,000 |
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| [[File:Bandera_de_la_Provincia_de_Guanacaste.svg|60px]] |
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| 10,141 |
| 10,141 |
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| 354,154 |
| 354,154 |
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|34.9 |
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|0.755 |
|0.755 |
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|17,500 |
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| [[File:Bandera_de_la_Provincia_de_Heredia.svg|60px]] |
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| 2,657 |
| 2,657 |
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| 433,677 |
| 433,677 |
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|163.2 |
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|0.807 |
|0.807 |
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|19,900 |
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| [[File:Bandera_de_la_Provincia_de_Limón.svg|60px]] |
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| 9,189 |
| 9,189 |
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| 386,862 |
| 386,862 |
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|42.1 |
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|0.735 |
|0.735 |
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|16,300 |
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| [[File:Bandera_de_la_Provincia_de_Puntarenas.svg|60px]] |
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| 11,266 |
| 11,266 |
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| 410,929 |
| 410,929 |
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|36.5 |
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|0.741 |
|0.741 |
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|17,400 |
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| [[File:Bandera_de_la_Provincia_de_San_José.svg|60px]] |
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| 4,966 |
| 4,966 |
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| 1,404,242 |
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|282.8 |
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|0.792 |
|0.792 |
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|19,800 |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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{{Portal|Costa Rica|Government}} |
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*[[ISO 3166-2:CR]] |
*[[ISO 3166-2:CR]] |
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*[[Cantons of Costa Rica]] |
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Latest revision as of 21:30, 2 June 2024
According to Article 168[1] of the Constitution of Costa Rica, the political divisions are officially classified into 3 tiers of sub-national entities.
Overview
[edit]The Constitution of Costa Rica states, "For Public Administration purposes, the national territory is divided into provinces, these into cantons and cantons into districts." The country consists of 7 provinces (provincias), 84 cantons (cantones), and 489 districts (distritos).[2]
List of provinces
[edit]| Flag | Province | Map | Capital | Area (km2) | Population | Density (km2) | Human Development Index 2015[3] | GDP per capita 2023 (PPP 2015 dollar)[4] |
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Alajuela | 
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Alajuela | 9,757 | 885,571 | 90.8 | 0.778 | 19,100 |
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Cartago | 
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Cartago | 3,124 | 490,903 | 156.2 | 0.786 | 20,000 |
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Guanacaste | 
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Liberia | 10,141 | 354,154 | 34.9 | 0.755 | 17,500 |
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Heredia | 
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Heredia | 2,657 | 433,677 | 163.2 | 0.807 | 19,900 |
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Limón | 
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Puerto Limón | 9,189 | 386,862 | 42.1 | 0.735 | 16,300 |
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Puntarenas | 
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Puntarenas | 11,266 | 410,929 | 36.5 | 0.741 | 17,400 |
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San José | 
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San José | 4,966 | 1,404,242 | 282.8 | 0.792 | 19,800 |
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See also
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- ISO 3166-2:CR
- Cantons of Costa Rica
- Districts of Costa Rica
- List of Costa Rican provinces by Human Development Index
References
[edit]- ^ "CONSTITUCION POLITICA DE LA REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA 1949". constitution.org. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ "Código Postal". Correos de Costa Rica (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 15 April 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
- ^ "Tellusant (2023): TelluBase—Costa Rica Fact Sheet. Boston" (PDF).
External links
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