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Province of San José

Provincia de San José
National theatre, San José
National theatre, San José
Flag of Province of San José
Flag
Coat of arms of Province of San José
Coat of arms
Location of the Province of San José
Location of the Province of San José
Country Costa Rica
Capital city San José
Area
 • Total 4,965.90 km2 (1,917.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total 1,404,242
 • Density 282.7769/km2 (732.3889/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Josefino
ISO 3166 code CR-SJ

San José is a province of Costa Rica. It is in the central part of the country. The provincial capital, and the national capital since 1823, is the city of San José.

Location

The San José province borders with the Alajuela and Heredia provinces to the north, with the Cartago and Limón provinces to the east; and the Puntarenas to the south and the west.

Geography

San José is in the central part of the country. The province has an area of 4,965.90 km2 (1,917.34 sq mi).

The main mountains in the province are Turrubares, Camora, Cangreja, Nara, Cerro de la Muerte, San Jerónimo and Las Vueltas.

Some of the rivers that flow through the province are Grande de Candelaria, Pirrís, Virilla, Naranjo, División, Chirripó, General y Pejibaye.

Demographics

People from the province are known as josefinos (women:josefinas).

The San José province had a population, in 2011, of 1,404,242 for a population density of 282.8 inhabitants/km2. The canton of San José, with 288,054 inhabitants, is the canton with more inhabitants.

Evolution of the population in San José province

Administrative divisions

The San José province is divided in 20 cantons, which are divided into 124 Districts.

No. Canton Capital Districts Population
(2011)
Area
(km²)
Density
(inh./km²)
1 San José San José 11 &&&&&&&&&0288054.&&&&&0288,054 &&&&&&&&&&&&&044.62000044.62 6,455.7
2 Escazú Escazú 3 &&&&&&&&&&056509.&&&&&056,509 &&&&&&&&&&&&&034.49000034.49 1,638.4
3 Desamparados Desamparados 13 &&&&&&&&&0208411.&&&&&0208,411 &&&&&&&&&&&&0118.260000118.26 1,762.3
4 Puriscal Puriscal 10 &&&&&&&&&&033004.&&&&&033,004 &&&&&&&&&&&&0553.660000553.66 59.6
5 Tarrazú San Marcos 3 &&&&&&&&&&016280.&&&&&016,280 &&&&&&&&&&&&0297.500000297.5 54.7
6 Aserrí Aserrí 7 &&&&&&&&&&057892.&&&&&057,892 &&&&&&&&&&&&0167.100000167.10 346.5
7 Mora Ciudad Colón 7 &&&&&&&&&&026294.&&&&&026,294 &&&&&&&&&&&&0162.&40000162.04 162.3
8 Goicoechea Guadalupe 7 &&&&&&&&&0115084.&&&&&0115,084 &&&&&&&&&&&&&031.50000031.50 3,653.5
9 Santa Ana Santa Ana 6 &&&&&&&&&&049123.&&&&&049,123 &&&&&&&&&&&&&061.42000061.42 799.8
10 Alajuelita Alajuelita 5 &&&&&&&&&&077603.&&&&&077,603 &&&&&&&&&&&&&021.17000021.17 3,665.7
11 Vásquez de Coronado San Isidro 5 &&&&&&&&&&060486.&&&&&060,486 &&&&&&&&&&&&0222.200000222.20 272.2
12 Acosta San Ignacio 5 &&&&&&&&&&020209.&&&&&020,209 &&&&&&&&&&&&0342.240000342.24 59.0
13 Tibás San Juan 5 &&&&&&&&&&064842.&&&&&064,842 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.1500008.15 7,956.1
14 Moravia San Vicente 3 &&&&&&&&&&056919.&&&&&056,919 &&&&&&&&&&&&&028.62000028.62 1,988.8
15 Montes de Oca San Vicente 4 &&&&&&&&&&049132.&&&&&049,132 &&&&&&&&&&&&&015.16000015.16 3,240.9
16 Turrubares San Pablo 5 &&&&&&&&&&&05512.&&&&&05,512 &&&&&&&&&&&&0415.290000415.29 13.3
17 Dota Santa María 3 &&&&&&&&&&&06948.&&&&&06,948 &&&&&&&&&&&&0400.220000400.22 17.4
18 Curridabat Curridabat 4 &&&&&&&&&&065206.&&&&&065,206 &&&&&&&&&&&&&015.95000015.95 4,088.2
19 Pérez Zeledón San Isidro de El General 12 &&&&&&&&&0134534.&&&&&0134,534 &&&&&&&&&&&01905.5100001,905.51 70.6
20 León Cortés San Pablo 6 &&&&&&&&&&012200.&&&&&012,200 &&&&&&&&&&&&0120.800000120.80 101.0
The province 124 1,404,242 4,965.90 282.8

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