Country Costa Rica Area 4,966 km² Clubs and Teams AS Puma Generaleña | ISO 3166 code CR-SJ Population 1.404 million (2011) | |
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Capital city San José (pop. 1,274,746) Destinations San José, Braulio Carrillo National Park Points of interest Arenal Volcano, Pre‑Columbian Gold Museum, Costa Rican Center of, Cerro Chirripó, Chirripó National Park Colleges and Universities University of Costa Rica, Fidélitas University, Universidad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Centro, University for Peace | ||
San José ([saŋ xoˈse]) 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 capital is San José, that is also the national capital. The province covers an area of 4,965.9 km². and has a population of 1,404,242.
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Map of San Jos%C3%A9, Costa Rica
Subdivision
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 (Ciudad 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 (San Pablo)
References
San José Province Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA