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Flag Province Map Capital Area (km 2) Population Density (km 2) Human Development Index 2015 [3] GDP per capita 2023 (PPP 2015 dollar) [4] Alajuela: Alajuela: 9,757
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]
Map of Central America with Costa Rica highlighted. Costa Rica is administratively divided into seven provinces which are subdivided into 84 cantons, and these are further subdivided into districts. Cantons are the only administrative division in Costa Rica that possess local government in the form of municipalities.
Alajuela (Spanish pronunciation:) is a province of Costa Rica.It is located in the north-central part of the country, bordering Nicaragua to the north. It also borders the provinces of Heredia to the east, San José to the south, Puntarenas to the southwest and Guanacaste to the west.
The location of Costa Rica An enlargeable relief map of the Republic of Costa Rica. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Costa Rica: . Costa Rica – sovereign country located in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the east-southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, and the Caribbean Sea to the east. [1]
Pages in category "Provinces of Costa Rica" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
This is a list of provinces of Costa Rica by Human Development Index as of 2024 with data for the year 2022 ... Costa Rica (average) 0.806: 3 Cartago: 0.803 4 ...