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{{Politics of Costa Rica}}
{{short description|First level administrative subdivision in Costa Rica}}
[[File:Costa Rica provinces named.png|300px|thumb|right|The seven provinces of [[Costa Rica]]]]

According to '''Article 168'''<ref name="constitution">{{cite web|url=http://www.constitution.org/cons/costaric.htm|title=CONSTITUCION POLITICA DE LA REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA 1949|publisher=constitution.org|accessdate=18 January 2014}}</ref> of the '''Constitution of [[Costa Rica]]''', the political divisions are officially classified into 3 tiers of sub-national entities.
According to '''Article 168'''<ref name="constitution">{{cite web|url=http://www.constitution.org/cons/costaric.htm|title=CONSTITUCION POLITICA DE LA REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA 1949|publisher=constitution.org|access-date=18 January 2014}}</ref> of the '''Constitution of [[Costa Rica]]''', the political divisions are officially classified into 3 tiers of sub-national entities.


==Overview==
==Overview==
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>
The article states:
''"Para los efectos de la Administración Pública el territorio nacional se divide en provincias, éstas en cantones y los cantones en distritos."''


==List of provinces==
Which loosely translates into English as:
{| class="wikitable sortable"

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
''"For Public Administration purposes, the national territory is divided into provinces, these into cantons and cantons into districts."''
! Flag

! Province
[[Costa Rica]] consists of 7 provinces (''provincias''), 81 [[Cantons of Costa Rica|cantons]] (''cantones''), and 463 districts (''districtos'').
! Map

! Capital
''*The following information is as of the National Census of 2011<ref>[http://www.inec.go.cr/Web/Home/pagPrincipal.aspx# Principal<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>''
! Area (km<sup>2</sup>)

! Population
==Provinces==
!'''Density (km'''<sup>2</sup>''')'''
[[File:Costa Rica provinces named.png|left|400px]]
!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>

!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>
{| class="wikitable"
|width="15px"| 1. ||width="90px"| [[Alajuela Province|Alajuela]] ||width="185px" style="font-size:90%;"| (Center-North) ||rowspan="7" style="width:204px; vertical-align:middle;"| [[Image:Provinces Costa Rica.png|center|200px|Provinces of Costa Rica]]</tr>
| 2. || [[Cartago Province|Cartago]] ||style="font-size:90%;"| (East Central Valley)</tr>
| 3. || [[Guanacaste Province|Guanacaste]] ||style="font-size:90%;"| (North Pacific)</tr>
| 4. || [[Heredia Province|Heredia]] ||style="font-size:90%;"| (Center-North)</tr>
| 5. || [[Limón Province|Limón]] ||style="font-size:90%;"| (Caribbean Coast)</tr>
| 6. || [[Puntarenas Province|Puntarenas]] ||style="font-size:90%;"| (Central and South Pacific)</tr>
| 7. || [[San José Province|San José]] ||style="font-size:90%;"| (Central Valley)</tr>
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right; font-size:95%;"
|- style="border-bottom-style:double;"
!width="100px"| Province
!width="100px"| Population !!width="75px"| % of total !!width="65px"| Pop.&nbsp;density (/km²)
!width="65px" | Area !!width="75px"| % of total
|-
|-
| [[File:Bandera_de_la_Provincia_de_Alajuela.svg|60px]]
|align="left"| [[San José Province|San José]]
| [[Alajuela Province|Alajuela]]
| 1,404,172 || 32.6% || 282.8
| [[File:Alajuela in Costa Rica.svg|60px]]
| 4,965.9 || 9.7%
| [[Alajuela]]
| 9,757
| 885,571
|90.8
|0.778
|19,100
|-
|-
| [[File:Bandera_de_la_Provincia_de_Cartago.svg|60px]]
|align="left"| [[Alajuela Province|Alajuela]]
| [[Cartago Province|Cartago]]
| 848,146 || 19.7% || 86.9
| [[File:Cartago in Costa Rica.svg|60px]]
| 9,757.5 || 19.1%
| [[Cartago, Costa Rica|Cartago]]
| 3,124
| 490,903
|156.2
|0.786
|20,000
|-
|-
| [[File:Bandera_de_la_Provincia_de_Guanacaste.svg|60px]]
|align="left"| [[Cartago Province|Cartago]]
| [[Guanacaste Province|Guanacaste]]
| 490,903 || 11.4% || 157.1
| [[File:Guanacaste in Costa Rica.svg|60px]]
| 3,124.7 || 6.1%
| [[Liberia, Costa Rica|Liberia]]
| 10,141
| 354,154
|34.9
|0.755
|17,500
|-
|-
| [[File:Bandera_de_la_Provincia_de_Heredia.svg|60px]]
|align="left"| [[Puntarenas Province|Puntarenas]]
| [[Heredia Province|Heredia]]
| 410,929 || 9.6% || 36.5
| [[File:Heredia in Costa Rica.svg|60px]]
| 11,265.7 || 22.0%
| [[Heredia, Costa Rica|Heredia]]
| 2,657
| 433,677
|163.2
|0.807
|19,900
|-
|-
| [[File:Bandera_de_la_Provincia_de_Limón.svg|60px]]
|align="left"| [[Heredia Province|Heredia]]
| [[Limón Province|Limón]]
| 433,677 || 10.1% || 163.2
| [[File:Limon in Costa Rica.svg|60px]]
| 2,657.0 || 5.2%
| [[Limón|Puerto Limón]]
| 9,189
| 386,862
|42.1
|0.735
|16,300
|-
|-
| [[File:Bandera_de_la_Provincia_de_Puntarenas.svg|60px]]
|align="left"| [[Limón Province|Limón]]
| [[Puntarenas Province|Puntarenas]]
| 386,862 || 9.0% || 42.1
| [[File:Puntarenas in Costa Rica.svg|60px]]
| 9,188.5 || 18.0%
| [[Puntarenas]]
| 11,266
| 410,929
|36.5
|0.741
|17,400
|-
| [[File:Bandera_de_la_Provincia_de_San_José.svg|60px]]
| [[San José Province|San José]]
| [[File:San Jose in Costa Rica.svg|60px]]
| [[San José, Costa Rica|San José]]
| 4,966
| 1,404,242
|282.8
|0.792
|19,800
|-
|-
|align="left"| [[Guanacaste Province|Guanacaste]]
| 326,953 || 7.6% || 32.2
| 10,140.7 || 19.8%
|- style="background:#f2f2f2; border-top-style:double;"
|align="left"| '''''[[Costa Rica]]'''''
| '''''4,301,712''''' || || '''''84.2'''''
| '''''51,092''''' ||
|}
|}
{{Politics of Costa Rica}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Costa Rica|Government}}
*[[ISO 3166-2:CR]]
*[[ISO 3166-2:CR]]
*[[Cantons of Costa Rica]]
*[[Cantons of Costa Rica]]
*[[Districts of Costa Rica]]
*[[Districts of Costa Rica]]
*[[List of Costa Rican provinces by Human Development Index]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 21:30, 2 June 2024

The seven provinces of Costa Rica

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

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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), 84 cantons (cantones), and 489 districts (distritos).[2]

List of provinces

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Flag Province Map Capital Area (km2) Population Density (km2) Human Development Index 2015[3] GDP per capita 2023 (PPP 2015 dollar)[4]
Alajuela Alajuela 9,757 885,571 90.8 0.778 19,100
Cartago Cartago 3,124 490,903 156.2 0.786 20,000
Guanacaste Liberia 10,141 354,154 34.9 0.755 17,500
Heredia Heredia 2,657 433,677 163.2 0.807 19,900
Limón Puerto Limón 9,189 386,862 42.1 0.735 16,300
Puntarenas Puntarenas 11,266 410,929 36.5 0.741 17,400
San José San José 4,966 1,404,242 282.8 0.792 19,800
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "CONSTITUCION POLITICA DE LA REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA 1949". constitution.org. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Código Postal". Correos de Costa Rica (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 15 April 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  4. ^ "Tellusant (2023): TelluBase—Costa Rica Fact Sheet. Boston" (PDF).
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