San José Province

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.

Province of San José
Provincia de San José
Province
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
Coordinates: 9°56′N 84°05′W
CountryCosta Rica
Capital citySan José
Area
[1]
 • Total4,965.90 km2 (1,917.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total1,404,242
 • Density280/km2 (730/sq mi)
DemonymJosefino
ISO 3166 codeCR-SJ

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.[1]

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).[1]

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.[3]

Demographics

People from the province are known as josefinos (women:josefinas).[3]

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.[2]

Evolution of the population in San José province[2]

Administrative divisions

The San José province is divided in 20 cantons, which are divided into 124 Districts.[2]

No.CantonCapitalDistricts[4]Population
(2011)		Area
(km²)		Density
(inh./km²)
1San JoséSan José11288,05444.626,455.7
2EscazúEscazú356,50934.491,638.4
3DesamparadosDesamparados13208,411118.261,762.3
4PuriscalPuriscal1033,004553.6659.6
5TarrazúSan Marcos316,280297.554.7
6AserríAserrí757,892167.10346.5
7MoraCiudad Colón726,294162.04162.3
8GoicoecheaGuadalupe7115,08431.503,653.5
9Santa AnaSanta Ana649,12361.42799.8
10AlajuelitaAlajuelita577,60321.173,665.7
11Vásquez de CoronadoSan Isidro560,486222.20272.2
12AcostaSan Ignacio520,209342.2459.0
13TibásSan Juan564,8428.157,956.1
14MoraviaSan Vicente356,91928.621,988.8
15Montes de OcaSan Vicente449,13215.163,240.9
16TurrubaresSan Pablo55,512415.2913.3
17DotaSanta María36,948400.2217.4
18CurridabatCurridabat465,20615.954,088.2
19Pérez ZeledónSan Isidro de El General12134,5341,905.5170.6
20León CortésSan Pablo612,200120.80101.0
The province1241,404,2424,965.90282.8
  • Plaza de la Cultura, San José
    Plaza de la Cultura, San José
  • National Museum of Costa Rica
    National Museum of Costa Rica
  • Okayama square
    Okayama square

References
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  1. "Anuario Estadístico 2012 - 2013" (PDF) (in Spanish). San José, Costa Rica: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC). June 2015. p. 44. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  2. "Anuario Estadístico 2012 - 2013" (PDF) (in Spanish). San José, Costa Rica: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC). June 2015. p. 103. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  3. "Provincia: San José" (in Spanish). Guías Costa Rica. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  4. "División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica" (PDF) (in Spanish). San José, Costa Rica: Diario Oficial La Gaceta. 12 November 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
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