According to Article 168 of the Constitution of Costa Rica, the political divisions are officially classified into three tiers of sub-national entities.

Overview 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 seven provinces (provincias), 84 cantons (cantones), and 489 districts (distritos).

List of provinces Flag Province Map Capital Area (km2) PopulationDensity (km2)Human Development Index 2015GDP per capita 2023 (PPP 2015 dollar) Alajuela Alajuela 9,757 885,57190.80.77819,100 Cartago Cartago 3,124 490,903156.20.78620,000 Guanacaste Liberia 10,141 354,15434.90.75517,500 Heredia Heredia 2,657 433,677163.20.80719,900 Limón Puerto Limón 9,176.96 386,86242.10.73516,300 Puntarenas Puntarenas 11,266 410,92936.50.74117,400 San José San José 4,966 1,404,242282.80.79219,800

See also

ISO 3166-2:CR Cantons of Costa Rica Districts of Costa Rica List of Costa Rican provinces by Human Development Index

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