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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:
3 districts [ar] 1 sui generis collectivity (collectivité sui generis): New Caledonia: 3 provinces: 30+ communes: 1 overseas territory (territoire d'outre-mer): French Southern and Antarctic Lands [as] 5 districts Gabon: Unitary 9 provinces: 49 departments (départements) 152 cantons, 52 communes, 29 arrondissements: Gambia: Unitary 5 regions ...
The term reflects the fact that the cantons in Costa Rica have approximately the same function as municipios ("municipalities") in many other Spanish-speaking countries. This administrative unit consists of two bodies: a municipal council ( Concejo Municipal ) and an executive officer called a mayor ( alcalde / alcaldesa municipal ), a title ...
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]
Provinces 1 Alajuela, 2 Cartago, 3 Guanacaste, 4 Heredia, 5 Limón, 6 Puntarenas, 7 San José (from Costa Rica) Image 32 The golden toad, an amphibian once endemic to Costa Rica, is now extinct. (from Wildlife of Costa Rica )
In 2010, there was also a dispute around Isla Calero, and the effects of Nicaraguan dredging of the river in that area. [102] On 1 June 2007, Costa Rica broke diplomatic ties with Taiwan, switching recognition to the People's Republic of China. Costa Rica was the first of the Central American nations to do so.
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. ...