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Provinces

The population of the provinces of Costa Rica according to census-based estimates.

Name	Abbr.	Capital	Area A (km²)	Population Estimate (E) 2000-06-30	Population Estimate (E) 2011-06-30	Population Estimate (E) 2022-06-30
Costa Rica	CRI	San José	51,100	3,872,343	4,592,147	5,044,197		→
Alajuela	ALA	Alajuela	9,758	728,057	903,132	1,035,464	975800	→
Cartago	CAR	Cartago	3,125	439,645	502,258	545,092	312500	→
Guanacaste	GUA	Liberia	10,141	268,386	342,702	412,808	1014100	→
Heredia	HER	Heredia	2,657	360,772	461,152	479,117	265700	→
Limón	LIM	Limón	9,189	345,071	411,404	470,383	918900	→
Puntarenas	PUN	Puntarenas	11,266	363,324	442,415	500,166	1126600	→
San José	SJO	San José	4,966	1,367,088	1,529,084	1,601,167	496600	→

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (web).

Major Urban Areas

	Name	Adm.	Population Calculation (UE-P) 2020-06-30
1	San José	SJO	1,453,500
2	Heredia	HER	367,900
3	Cartago	CAR	232,300
4	Alajuela	ALA	196,900
5	Puntarenas	PUN	87,500
6	San Isidro de El General	SJO	66,300
7	Limón	LIM	65,300
8	Liberia	GUA	59,100
9	San Rafael de Alajuela	ALA	57,500

Contents: Urban Areas

The population of all Costa Rican urban areas with a population of 2,500 or more.

Name	Adm.	Population Calculation (UE-E) 2000-06-30	Population Calculation (UE-E) 2011-06-30	Population Calculation (UE-P) 2020-06-30
Aguas Zarcas	ALA	...	8,730	10,500
Alajuela	ALA	105,400	175,400	196,900
Atenas	ALA	6,290	8,630	9,300
Bagaces	GUA	3,700	6,700	8,050
Batán	LIM	4,050	9,680	11,000
Belén	GUA	2,450	4,970	6,220
Buenos Aires de Puntarenas	PUN	8,870	14,700	18,700
Cachí	CAR	...	2,930	3,150
Cahuita	LIM	570	2,950	3,740
Cañas	GUA	16,800	20,200	22,700
Canoas	PUN	4,080	8,140	9,550
Cariari	LIM	12,400	23,100	26,000
Carrandi	LIM	...	6,560	7,640
Carrillos	ALA	3,830	7,900	9,290
Carrizal	ALA	...	4,070	4,740
Cartagena	GUA	...	2,760	3,430
Cartago	CAR	159,300	215,800	232,300
Cervantes	CAR	...	4,280	4,670
Cot	CAR	6,140	8,130	9,180
El Cairo	LIM	...	3,590	4,090
Esparza	PUN	13,800	24,900	28,600
Filadelfia de Guanacaste	GUA	5,280	5,060	5,600
Florencia	ALA	800	10,200	11,700
Garita	ALA	...	5,800	6,590
Golfito	PUN	6,390	7,780	7,980
Grecia	ALA	15,200	34,700	38,300
Guácimo	LIM	6,200	11,300	13,800
Guápiles	LIM	14,500	33,000	38,800
Heredia	HER	225,500	330,400	367,900
Jacó	PUN	3,660	11,100	14,400
Juan Viñas	CAR	2,550	4,890	5,010
La Cruz	GUA	3,890	5,570	6,680
La Cuesta	PUN	...	2,210	2,550
La Fortuna	ALA	2,710	13,200	15,400
Las Juntas	GUA	4,270	3,980	4,270
La Suiza	CAR	1,430	5,230	5,250
Lepanto	PUN	...	2,670	2,850
Liberia	GUA	35,000	49,800	59,100
Limón (Puerto Limón)	LIM	56,500	65,200	65,300
Los Chiles	ALA	3,000	4,900	6,460
Matina	LIM	2,040	4,690	4,940
Miramar	PUN	5,840	7,370	8,030
Naranjo de Alajuela	ALA	9,670	18,300	19,900
Neily	PUN	6,330	12,300	12,800
Nicoya	GUA	13,500	15,800	17,300
Orosi	CAR	3,940	5,920	6,420
Orotina	ALA	6,410	7,850	8,640
Pacayas	CAR	1,410	3,320	3,530
Pacuarito	LIM	...	3,910	4,360
Palmar	PUN	4,160	4,780	4,860
Palmares de Alajuela	ALA	9,100	27,400	30,700
Palmira de Carrillo	GUA	...	4,430	5,490
Parrita	PUN	3,330	8,980	10,800
Pavones	CAR	...	2,870	2,920
Pital	ALA	1,840	9,460	12,000
Pocora	LIM	4,630	5,750	6,630
Puerto Cortés	PUN	3,430	4,750	5,140
Puerto Jiménez	PUN	1,810	3,320	4,210
Puerto Quepos	PUN	6,980	13,700	16,100
Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí	HER	2,470	8,060	10,500
Puntarenas	PUN	53,700	75,500	87,500
Purabá	HER	...	3,980	4,620
Quesada de San Carlos	ALA	23,700	29,900	32,300
Río Claro	PUN	2,510	7,270	7,700
Río Jiménez	LIM	...	3,230	3,780
Rita	LIM	4,450	8,540	9,670
Roxana	LIM	2,080	6,980	7,900
San Isidro de El General	SJO	38,000	63,800	66,300
San Isidro de Grecia	ALA	...	3,540	4,000
San Isidro de Heredia	HER	4,400	28,500	31,900
San José	SJO	1,090,700	1,330,000	1,453,500
San José de Grecia	ALA	...	5,260	6,060
San José de la Montaña	HER	...	3,900	4,550
San Marcos de Tarrazú	SJO	3,850	7,000	7,600
San Miguel de Santo Domingo	HER	5,780	10,900	12,200
San Pablo de León Cortés	SJO	2,560	3,950	4,330
San Pedro de Poás	ALA	7,490	8,320	9,140
San Rafael de Alajuela	ALA	15,900	49,500	57,500
San Rafael de Guatuso	ALA	1,310	2,480	2,840
San Ramón de los Palmares	ALA	25,100	36,900	40,600
Santa Cruz de Guanacaste	GUA	10,500	14,400	16,600
Santa Rosa de Pocosol	ALA	2,640	3,830	4,430
Santiago de Puriscal	SJO	7,500	7,700	8,170
San Vito	PUN	3,550	6,080	6,180
Sarchí	ALA	5,590	6,080	6,670
Sardinal	GUA	2,940	9,200	11,200
Siquirres	LIM	15,500	22,000	22,800
Sixaola	LIM	1,610	4,120	4,510
Tacares	ALA	...	3,890	4,460
Tamarindo	GUA	...	3,250	3,870
Tárcoles	PUN	...	3,620	4,630
Tempate	GUA	...	2,670	3,200
Tierra Blanca	CAR	3,740	4,620	5,150
Tilarán	GUA	6,570	7,080	7,560
Tobosi	CAR	3,680	10,900	12,100
Tucurrique	CAR	2,440	2,510	2,650
Turrialba	CAR	20,000	29,700	29,900
Turrúcares	ALA	3,360	5,400	5,940
Upala	ALA	3,000	5,120	6,120
Vuelta de Jorco	SJO	...	2,320	2,560
Zarcero	ALA	...	2,790	2,980

The tabulated urban areas are composed by »City Population«; their population is calculated by using population figures for districts from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (web).