San Jose Province
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| Capital | San Jose |
| population | 1,404,242 |
| surface | 4,965 km² |
| Population density | 283 inhabitants / km² |
| structure | 20 cantons |
| Other cities | Desamparados , San Isidro , Curridabat |
| Rivers | Río General , Río Pirris |
| ISO 3166-2 | CR-SJ |
San José is a province in Costa Rica . It is located in the center of the country around the state capital San José , which is also the capital of the province.
Neighboring provinces are Alajuela , Heredia , Cartago , Limón and Puntarenas . The province of San José has an area of 4965.3 km² and has 1,404,242 (2011) inhabitants.
Administrative division
The province is divided into 20 cantons:
| Canton | Capital | Population (2011) |
|---|---|---|
| Acosta | San Ignacio de Acosta | 20.209 |
| Alajuelita | Alajuelita | 77,603 |
| Aserrí | Aserrí | 57,892 |
| Curridabat | Curridabat | 65.206 |
| Desamparados | Desamparados | 208.411 |
| Dota | Santa Maria de Dota | 6,948 |
| Escazú | Escazú | 56,509 |
| Goicoechea | Guadalupe de Goicoechea | 115.084 |
| León Cortés | San Pablo de León Cortés | 12,200 |
| Montes de Oca | San Pedro de Montes de Oca | 49.132 |
| Mora | Ciudad Colón | 26,294 |
| Moravia | San Vicente de Moravia | 56,919 |
| Perez Zeledón | San Isidro de El General | 134,534 |
| Puriscal | Santiago de Puriscal | 33.004 |
| San Jose | San Jose | 288.054 |
| Santa Ana | Santa Ana | 49.123 |
| Tarrazú | San Marcos de Tarrazú | 16,280 |
| Tibás | San Juan de Tibas | 64,842 |
| Turrubares | San Pablo de Turrubares | 5,512 |
| Vásquez de Coronado | San Isidro de Coronado | 60,486 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ inec.go.cr ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ( MS Excel ; 119 kB) INEC Costa Rica, accessed on October 13, 2012.
Coordinates: 9 ° 38 ′ N , 84 ° 0 ′ W