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The Constitution of Costa Rica states, "For Public Administration purposes, the national territory is divided into provinces, these into cantons and cantons into districts." The country consists of 7 provinces (provincias), 84 cantons (cantones), and 489 districts (distritos). [2]
According to the Political Constitution of Costa Rica of 1949, in article 168, [1] the territorial division of Costa Rica is organized by law into three types of subnational entity: For the purposes of the Public Administration, the national territory is divided into provinces, these in cantons and cantons in districts. Costa Rica is divided into:
Postal codes in Costa Rica are five-digit numeric, and were introduced in March 2007; they are associated with and identify a unique district. The first digit denotes one of the seven provinces, the 2nd and 3rd refer to the 82 cantons (unique within the province), the 4th and 5th the 488 districts (unique within the canton). [2]
According to the Executive Decree N°41548-MGP (Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República), a city in Costa Rica is a ceremonial title awarded to a district or districts which contain the administrative center regardless of factors such as population, population density, or economic indicators.
Categories by province of Costa Rica (4 C) A. Alajuela Province (4 C, 2 P) C. Cartago Province (4 C, 2 P) G. Guanacaste Province (4 C, 11 P) H. Heredia Province (4 C ...
This is a list of provinces of Costa Rica by Human Development Index as of 2024 with data for the year 2022. [1] ... Costa Rica (average) 0.806: 3 Cartago: 0.803 4
This is one of a series of comprehensive lists of continents, countries, and first level administrative country subdivisions such as states, provinces, and territories, as well as certain political and geographic features of substantial area. [1]
Map of Costa Rica incorporating its flag. Date: 10 March 2008: Source: Self made from Image:Mapa CR.svg and Image:Flag of Costa Rica.svg: Author: Bryan based on work by Shamhain and SKopp: Permission (Reusing this file) Image:Mapa CR.svg is GFDL and CC-BY-SA-2.5,2.0,1.0. Image:Flag of Costa Rica.svg is Public domain.