San José Province

San José () 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. and has a population of 1,404,242.Resultados Generales Censo 2011
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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 ( 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)

See also

* Provinces of Costa Rica
* Greater Metropolitan Area.

References

External links

Provinces of Costa Rica

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