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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]
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.
Puntarenas has an area of 1,842.33 km² [4] and a mean elevation of 169 metres. [2]The canton includes areas on both sides of the Gulf of Nicoya.The southern portion of the Nicoya Peninsula is also in the canton, including the popular tourist areas of Tambor, Montezuma and Malpais.
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:
Mercedes is a district of the Heredia canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica. [1] [2] ... Centro Centroamericano de Población [5] For the 2011 census, ...
San Rafael is a canton in the Heredia province of Costa Rica. [2] [3] ... Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [5] Centro Centroamericano de Población [6]
Oreamuno is a canton in the Cartago province of Costa Rica. [2] [3] The head city is in San Rafael district. ... Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [5]
Guadalupe, also known as Arenilla, is a district of the Cartago canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica. [1] [2] ... Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [4]