Costa Rica Cantons

Cantons of Costa Rica

As of the 2011 census date, Costa Rica was divided into seven provinces, which were subdivided into 81 cantons, which in turn were subdivided into 472 distritos (districts). Between 1984 and 2000, there were only 459 districts. The table below shows all of the cantons of Costa Rica. Maps of the provinces, showing their division into cantons, are available from La Nación Digital , after free registration.

Canton	HASC	Code	Population	Area(km.²)	Capital
Abangares	`CR.GU.AB`	`50700`	18,039	676	Las Juntas
Acosta	`CR.SJ.AC`	`11200`	20,209	342	San Ignacio
Alajuela	`CR.AL.AL`	`20100`	254,886	388	Alajuela
Alajuelita	`CR.SJ.AL`	`11000`	77,603	21	Alajuelita
Alfaro Ruiz	`CR.AL.AR`	`21100`	12,205	155	Zarcero
Alvarado	`CR.CA.AL`	`30600`	14,312	81	Pacayas
Aserrí	`CR.SJ.AS`	`10600`	57,892	167	Aserrí
Atenas	`CR.AL.AT`	`20500`	25,460	127	Atenas
Bagaces	`CR.GU.BA`	`50400`	19,536	1,273	Bagaces
Barva	`CR.HE.BA`	`40200`	40,660	54	Barva
Belén	`CR.HE.BE`	`40700`	21,633	12	San Antonio
Buenos Aires	`CR.PU.BA`	`60300`	45,244	2,384	Buenos Aires
Cañas	`CR.GU.CN`	`50600`	26,201	682	Cañas
Carrillo	`CR.GU.CR`	`50500`	37,122	578	Filadelfia
Cartago	`CR.CA.CA`	`30100`	147,898	288	Cartago
Corredores	`CR.PU.CO`	`61000`	41,831	621	Ciudad Neily
Coto Brus	`CR.PU.CB`	`60800`	38,453	934	San Vito
Curridabat	`CR.SJ.CU`	`11800`	65,206	16	Curridabat
Desamparados	`CR.SJ.DE`	`10300`	208,411	118	Desamparados
Dota	`CR.SJ.DO`	`11700`	6,948	400	Santa María
El Guarco	`CR.CA.EG`	`30800`	41,793	168	Tejar
Escazú	`CR.SJ.ES`	`10200`	56,509	34	Escazú
Esparza	`CR.PU.ES`	`60200`	28,644	217	Esparza
Flores	`CR.HE.FL`	`40800`	20,037	7	San Joaquín
Garabito	`CR.PU.GA`	`61100`	17,229	316	Jacó
Goicoechea	`CR.SJ.GO`	`10800`	115,084	32	Guadalupe
Golfito	`CR.PU.GO`	`60700`	39,150	1,754	Golfito
Grecia	`CR.AL.GR`	`20300`	76,898	396	Grecia
Guácimo	`CR.LI.GU`	`70600`	41,266	576	Guácimo
Guatuso	`CR.AL.GU`	`21500`	15,508	758	San Rafael
Heredia	`CR.HE.HE`	`40100`	123,616	283	Heredia
Hojancha	`CR.GU.HO`	`51100`	7,197	261	Hojancha
Jiménez	`CR.CA.JI`	`30400`	14,669	286	Juan Viñas
La Cruz	`CR.GU.LC`	`51000`	19,181	1,384	La Cruz
La Unión	`CR.CA.LU`	`30300`	99,399	45	Tres Ríos
León Cortés	`CR.SJ.LC`	`12000`	12,200	121	San Pablo
Liberia	`CR.GU.LI`	`50100`	62,987	1,436	Liberia
Limón	`CR.LI.LI`	`70100`	94,415	1,766	Limón
Los Chiles	`CR.AL.LC`	`21400`	23,735	1,359	Los Chiles
Matina	`CR.LI.MA`	`70500`	37,721	773	Matina
Montes de Oca	`CR.SJ.MO`	`11500`	49,132	15	San Pedro
Montes de Oro	`CR.PU.MO`	`60400`	12,950	245	Miramar
Mora	`CR.SJ.MR`	`10700`	26,294	162	Colón
Moravia	`CR.SJ.MV`	`11400`	56,919	29	San Vicente
Nandayure	`CR.GU.NA`	`50900`	11,121	566	Carmona
Naranjo	`CR.AL.NA`	`20600`	42,713	127	Naranjo
Nicoya	`CR.GU.NI`	`50200`	50,825	1,334	Nicoya
Oreamuno	`CR.CA.OR`	`30700`	45,473	202	San Rafael
Orotina	`CR.AL.OR`	`20900`	20,341	142	Orotina
Osa	`CR.PU.OS`	`60500`	29,433	1,930	Puerto Cortés
Palmares	`CR.AL.PA`	`20700`	34,716	38	Palmares
Paraíso	`CR.CA.PA`	`30200`	57,743	412	Paraíso
Parrita	`CR.PU.PA`	`60900`	16,115	479	Parrita
Pérez Zeledón	`CR.SJ.PZ`	`11900`	134,534	1,906	San Isidro
Poás	`CR.AL.PO`	`20800`	29,199	74	San Pedro
Pococí	`CR.LI.PO`	`70200`	125,962	2,403	Guápiles
Puntarenas	`CR.PU.PU`	`60100`	115,019	1,842	Puntarenas
Puriscal	`CR.SJ.PU`	`10400`	33,004	554	Santiago
Quepos	`CR.PU.AG`	`60600`	26,861	544	Quepos
San Carlos	`CR.AL.SC`	`21000`	163,745	3,348	Ciudad Quesada
San Isidro	`CR.HE.SI`	`40600`	20,633	27	San Isidro
San José	`CR.SJ.SJ`	`10100`	288,054	45	San José
San Mateo	`CR.AL.SM`	`20400`	6,136	126	San Mateo
San Pablo	`CR.HE.SP`	`40900`	27,671	8	San Pablo
San Rafael	`CR.HE.SR`	`40500`	45,965	48	San Rafael
San Ramón	`CR.AL.SR`	`20200`	80,566	1,019	San Ramón
Santa Ana	`CR.SJ.SA`	`10900`	49,123	61	Santa Ana
Santa Bárbara	`CR.HE.SB`	`40400`	36,243	53	Santa Bárbara
Santa Cruz	`CR.GU.SC`	`50300`	55,104	1,312	Santa Cruz
Santo Domingo	`CR.HE.SD`	`40300`	40,072	25	Santo Domingo
Sarapiquí	`CR.HE.SA`	`41000`	57,147	2,141	Puerto Viejo
Siquirres	`CR.LI.SI`	`70300`	56,786	860	Siquirres
Talamanca	`CR.LI.TA`	`70400`	30,712	2,810	Bratsi
Tarrazú	`CR.SJ.TA`	`10500`	16,280	298	San Marcos
Tibás	`CR.SJ.TI`	`11300`	64,842	8	San Juan
Tilarán	`CR.GU.TI`	`50800`	19,640	638	Tilarán
Turrialba	`CR.CA.TU`	`30500`	69,616	1,643	Turrialba
Turrubares	`CR.SJ.TU`	`11600`	5,512	415	San Pablo
Upala	`CR.AL.UP`	`21300`	43,953	1,581	Upala
Valverde Vega	`CR.AL.VV`	`21200`	18,085	120	Sarchí
Vázquez de Coronado	`CR.SJ.VC`	`11100`	60,486	222	San Isidro
HASC: Hierarchical administrative subdivision codes. The middle two letters identify the province. Code: Five-digit code for the administrative divisions of Costa Rica, defined by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos. Population: 2011-05-30 census. Capital: Cabecera, according to La Nación Digital.

The HASC code for the province to which a canton belongs can be found by taking the first four letters of the canton's HASC code. Also, the census code for the province is the first digit of the canton's census code, followed by "0000". For a list of provinces with their census codes, see the Provinces of Costa Rica page.

Territorial extent:

Isla del Coco is in Puntarenas district.

Change history:

2015-07-06: Name of Aguirre canton changed to Quepos.

Other names of subdivisions:

León Cortés: León Cortés Castro (variant)
Vázquez de Coronado: Vásquez de Coronado (variant)
Alfaro Ruiz: Zarcero (variant)

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