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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]
The original 14 cantons were established in 1848, and the number has risen gradually by the division of existing cantons. Law no. 4366 of 19 August 1969, which outlines the creation of administrative divisions of Costa Rica, states that new cantons may only be created if they have at least one percent of the republic's total population, which ...
San José, with one canton and ten parish districts. Alajuela, with two cantons and eight parish districts. Cartago, with two cantons and thirteen parish districts. Heredia, with one canton and seven parish districts. Guanacaste, with four cantons and eight parish districts. This law classified Puntarenas as county, a category that is now in ...
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]
Municipalities are the second-level administration in Costa Rica after the central government. Each one of the 82 cantons of Costa Rica has a Municipality or Municipal Government constituted by a mayor and a proportional number of members of the Municipal Council. Districts of each of the cantons also have their local authorities and ...
Pages in category "Districts of Guanacaste Province" The following 61 pages are in this category, out of 61 total. ... La Cruz, Costa Rica; La Fortuna, Bagaces Cantón;
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