Cantons of Costa Rica
As of the 2000 census date, Costa Rica was divided into seven
provinces, which were subdivided into 81 cantons, which in turn were
subdivided into 459 distritos (districts).
| Canton | HASC | Code | Population | Capital
| | Abangares | CR.GU.AB | 50700 | 16,276 | Las Juntas
| | Acosta | CR.SJ.AC | 11200 | 18,661 | San Ignacio
| | Aguirre | CR.PU.AG | 60600 | 20,188 | Quepos
| | Alajuela | CR.AL.AL | 20100 | 222,853 | Alajuela
| | Alajuelita | CR.SJ.AL | 11000 | 70,297 | Alajuelita
| | Alfaro Ruiz | CR.AL.AR | 21100 | 10,845 | Zarcero
| | Alvarado | CR.CA.AL | 30600 | 12,290 | Pacayas
| | Aserrí | CR.SJ.AS | 10600 | 49,319 | Aserrí
| | Atenas | CR.AL.AT | 20500 | 22,479 | Atenas
| | Bagaces | CR.GU.BA | 50400 | 15,972 | Bagaces
| | Barva | CR.HE.BA | 40200 | 32,440 | Barva
| | Belén | CR.HE.BE | 40700 | 19,834 | San Antonio
| | Buenos Aires | CR.PU.BA | 60300 | 40,139 | Buenos Aires
| | Cañas | CR.GU.CN | 50600 | 24,076 | Cañas
| | Carrillo | CR.GU.CR | 50500 | 27,306 | Filadelfia
| | Cartago | CR.CA.CA | 30100 | 132,057 | Cartago
| | Corredores | CR.PU.CO | 61000 | 37,274 | Ciudad Neily
| | Coto Brus | CR.PU.CB | 60800 | 40,082 | San Vito
| | Curridabat | CR.SJ.CU | 11800 | 60,889 | Curridabat
| | Desamparados | CR.SJ.DE | 10300 | 193,478 | Desamparados
| | Dota | CR.SJ.DO | 11700 | 6,519 | Santa María
| | El Guarco | CR.CA.EG | 30800 | 33,788 | Tejar
| | Escazú | CR.SJ.ES | 10200 | 52,372 | Escazú
| | Esparza | CR.PU.ES | 60200 | 23,963 | Esparza
| | Flores | CR.HE.FL | 40800 | 15,038 | San Joaquín
| | Garabito | CR.PU.GA | 61100 | 10,378 | Jacó
| | Goicoechea | CR.SJ.GO | 10800 | 117,532 | Guadalupe
| | Golfito | CR.PU.GO | 60700 | 33,823 | Golfito
| | Grecia | CR.AL.GR | 20300 | 65,119 | Grecia
| | Guácimo | CR.LI.GU | 70600 | 34,879 | Guácimo
| | Guatuso | CR.AL.GU | 21500 | 13,045 | San Rafael
| | Heredia | CR.HE.HE | 40100 | 103,894 | Heredia
| | Hojancha | CR.GU.HO | 51100 | 6,534 | Hojancha
| | Jiménez | CR.CA.JI | 30400 | 14,046 | Juan Viñas
| | La Cruz | CR.GU.LC | 51000 | 16,505 | La Cruz
| | La Unión | CR.CA.LU | 30300 | 80,279 | Tres Ríos
| | León Cortés | CR.SJ.LC | 12000 | 11,696 | San Pablo
| | Liberia | CR.GU.LI | 50100 | 46,703 | Liberia
| | Limón | CR.LI.LI | 70100 | 89,933 | Limón
| | Los Chiles | CR.AL.LC | 21400 | 19,732 | Los Chiles
| | Matina | CR.LI.MA | 70500 | 33,096 | Matina
| | Montes de Oca | CR.SJ.MO | 11500 | 50,433 | San Pedro
| | Montes de Oro | CR.PU.MO | 60400 | 11,159 | Miramar
| | Mora | CR.SJ.MR | 10700 | 21,666 | Colón
| | Moravia | CR.SJ.MV | 11400 | 50,419 | San Vicente
| | Nandayure | CR.GU.NA | 50900 | 9,985 | Carmona
| | Naranjo | CR.AL.NA | 20600 | 37,602 | Naranjo
| | Nicoya | CR.GU.NI | 50200 | 42,189 | Nicoya
| | Oreamuno | CR.CA.OR | 30700 | 39,032 | San Rafael
| | Orotina | CR.AL.OR | 20900 | 15,705 | Orotina
| | Osa | CR.PU.OS | 60500 | 25,861 | Puerto Cortés
| | Palmares | CR.AL.PA | 20700 | 29,766 | Palmares
| | Paraíso | CR.CA.PA | 30200 | 52,393 | Paraíso
| | Parrita | CR.PU.PA | 60900 | 12,112 | Parrita
| | Pérez Zeledón | CR.SJ.PZ | 11900 | 122,187 | San Isidro
| | Poás | CR.AL.PO | 20800 | 24,764 | San Pedro
| | Pococí | CR.LI.PO | 70200 | 103,121 | Guápiles
| | Puntarenas | CR.PU.PU | 60100 | 102,504 | Puntarenas
| | Puriscal | CR.SJ.PU | 10400 | 29,407 | Santiago
| | San Carlos | CR.AL.SC | 21000 | 127,140 | Ciudad Quesada
| | San Isidro | CR.HE.SI | 40600 | 16,056 | San Isidro
| | San José | CR.SJ.SJ | 10100 | 309,672 | San José
| | San Mateo | CR.AL.SM | 20400 | 5,343 | San Mateo
| | San Pablo | CR.HE.SP | 40900 | 20,813 | San Pablo
| | San Rafael | CR.HE.SR | 40500 | 37,293 | San Rafael
| | San Ramón | CR.AL.SR | 20200 | 67,975 | San Ramón
| | Santa Ana | CR.SJ.SA | 10900 | 34,507 | Santa Ana
| | Santa Bárbara | CR.HE.SB | 40400 | 29,181 | Santa Bárbara
| | Santa Cruz | CR.GU.SC | 50300 | 40,821 | Santa Cruz
| | Santo Domingo | CR.HE.SD | 40300 | 34,748 | Santo Domingo
| | Sarapiquí | CR.HE.SA | 41000 | 45,435 | Puerto Viejo
| | Siquirres | CR.LI.SI | 70300 | 52,409 | Siquirres
| | Talamanca | CR.LI.TA | 70400 | 25,857 | Bratsi
| | Tarrazú | CR.SJ.TA | 10500 | 14,160 | San Marcos
| | Tibás | CR.SJ.TI | 11300 | 72,074 | San Juan
| | Tilarán | CR.GU.TI | 50800 | 17,871 | Tilarán
| | Turrialba | CR.CA.TU | 30500 | 68,510 | Turrialba
| | Turrubares | CR.SJ.TU | 11600 | 4,877 | San Pablo
| | Upala | CR.AL.UP | 21300 | 37,679 | Upala
| | Valverde Vega | CR.AL.VV | 21200 | 16,239 | Sarchí
| | Vásquez de Coronado | CR.SJ.VC | 11100 | 55,585 | San Isidro
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- Code: Five-digit code for the administrative divisions
of Costa Rica, defined by the Instituto Nacional de
Estadística y Censos.
- Population: from 2000-06-26 census.
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HASC:Hierarchical administrative subdivision codes.
The middle two letters identify the province.
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 Census Codes of Costa Rica
Maps of the provinces, showing their division into cantons, are available from La Nación Digital.
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