Cantons of Costa Rica
Cantons
Provincial Capital National Capital and Provincial Capital

Cantons of Costa Rica

Section Title: Cantons
Table Section Text: Provincial Capital National Capital and Provincial Capital

Name	Province	Population (2011)	Population (2000)	Change	Land area (km²)	Population density	Incorporation date

San José	San José	288,054	309,672	−7.0%	44.62	6,455.7/km2	1848

Escazú	San José	56,509	52,372	+7.9%	34.49	1,638.4/km2	1848

Desamparados	San José	208,411	193,478	+7.7%	118.26	1,762.3/km2	1862

Puriscal	San José	33,004	29,407	+12.2%	553.66	59.6/km2	1868

Tarrazú	San José	16,280	14,160	+15.0%	297.50	54.7/km2	1868

Aserrí	San José	57,892	49,319	+17.4%	167.10	346.5/km2	1882

Mora	San José	26,294	21,666	+21.4%	162.04	162.3/km2	1883

Goicoechea	San José	115,084	117,532	−2.1%	31.50	3,653.5/km2	1891

Santa Ana	San José	49,123	34,507	+42.4%	61.42	799.8/km2	1907

Alajuelita	San José	77,603	70,297	+10.4%	21.17	3,665.7/km2	1909

Vásquez de Coronado	San José	60,486	55,585	+8.8%	222.20	272.2/km2	1910

Acosta	San José	20,209	18,661	+8.3%	342.24	59.0/km2	1910

Tibás	San José	64,842	72,074	−10.0%	8.15	7,956.1/km2	1914

Moravia	San José	56,919	50,419	+12.9%	28.62	1,988.8/km2	1914

Montes de Oca	San José	49,132	50,433	−2.6%	15.16	3,240.9/km2	1915

Turrubares	San José	5,512	4,877	+13.0%	415.29	13.3/km2	1920

Dota	San José	6,948	6,519	+6.6%	400.22	17.4/km2	1925

Curridabat	San José	65,206	60,889	+7.1%	15.95	4,088.2/km2	1929

Pérez Zeledón	San José	134,534	122,187	+10.1%	1,905.51	70.6/km2	1931

León Cortés Castro	San José	12,200	11,696	+4.3%	120.80	101.0/km2	1961

Alajuela	Alajuela	254,886	222,853	+14.4%	758.32	336.1/km2	1848

San Ramón	Alajuela	80,566	67,975	+18.5%	1,018.64	79.1/km2	1856

Grecia	Alajuela	76,898	65,119	+18.1%	395.72	194.3/km2	1848

San Mateo	Alajuela	6,136	5,343	+14.8%	125.90	48.7/km2	1868

Atenas	Alajuela	25,460	22,479	+13.3%	127.19	200.2/km2	1868

Naranjo	Alajuela	42,713	37,602	+13.6%	126.62	337.3/km2	1886

Palmares	Alajuela	34,716	29,766	+16.6%	38.06	912.1/km2	1888

Poás	Alajuela	29,199	24,764	+17.9%	73.84	395.4/km2	1901

Orotina	Alajuela	20,341	15,705	+29.5%	141.92	143.3/km2	1908

San Carlos	Alajuela	163,745	127,140	+28.8%	3,347.98	48.9/km2	1911

Zarcero	Alajuela	12,205	10,845	+12.5%	155.13	78.7/km2	1915

Valverde Vega	Alajuela	18,085	16,239	+11.4%	120.25	150.4/km2	1949

Upala	Alajuela	43,953	37,679	+16.7%	1,580.67	27.8/km2	1970

Los Chiles	Alajuela	23,735	19,732	+20.3%	1,358.86	17.5/km2	1970

Guatuso	Alajuela	15,508	13,045	+18.9%	758.32	20.5/km2	1970

Río Cuarto	Alajuela	11,074	11,074	0.0%	254.20	43.6/km2	2017

Cartago	Cartago	147,898	132,057	+12.0%	287.77	513.9/km2	1848

Paraíso	Cartago	57,743	52,393	+10.2%	411.91	140.2/km2	1848

La Unión	Cartago	99,399	80,279	+23.8%	44.83	2,217.2/km2	1848

Jiménez	Cartago	14,669	14,046	+4.4%	286.43	51.2/km2	1903

Turrialba	Cartago	69,616	68,510	+1.6%	1,642.67	42.4/km2	1903

Alvarado	Cartago	14,312	12,290	+16.5%	81.06	176.6/km2	1908

Oreamuno	Cartago	45,473	39,032	+16.5%	202.31	224.8/km2	1914

El Guarco	Cartago	41,793	33,788	+23.7%	167.69	249.2/km2	1939

Heredia	Heredia	123,616	103,894	+19.0%	282.60	437.4/km2	1848

Barva	Heredia	40,660	32,440	+25.3%	53.80	755.8/km2	1848

Santo Domingo	Heredia	40,072	34,748	+15.3%	24.84	1,613.2/km2	1869

Santa Bárbara	Heredia	36,243	29,181	+24.2%	53.21	681.1/km2	1882

San Rafael	Heredia	45,965	37,293	+23.3%	48.39	949.9/km2	1885

San Isidro	Heredia	20,633	16,056	+28.5%	26.96	765.3/km2	1905

Belén	Heredia	21,633	19,834	+9.1%	12.15	1,780.5/km2	1907

Flores	Heredia	20,037	15,038	+33.2%	6.96	2,878.9/km2	1915

San Pablo	Heredia	27,671	20,813	+33.0%	7.53	3,674.8/km2	1961

Sarapiquí	Heredia	57,147	45,435	+25.8%	2,140.54	26.7/km2	1970

Liberia	Guanacaste	62,987	46,703	+34.9%	1,436.47	43.8/km2	1848

Nicoya	Guanacaste	50,825	42,189	+20.5%	1,333.68	38.1/km2	1848

Santa Cruz	Guanacaste	55,104	40,821	+35.0%	1,312.27	42.0/km2	1848

Bagaces	Guanacaste	19,536	15,972	+22.3%	1,273.49	15.3/km2	1848

Carrillo	Guanacaste	37,122	27,306	+35.9%	577.54	64.3/km2	1877

Cañas	Guanacaste	26,201	24,076	+8.8%	682.20	38.4/km2	1878

Abangares	Guanacaste	18,039	16,276	+10.8%	675.76	26.7/km2	1915

Tilarán	Guanacaste	19,640	17,871	+9.9%	638.39	30.8/km2	1923

Nandayure	Guanacaste	11,121	9,985	+11.4%	565.59	19.7/km2	1961

La Cruz	Guanacaste	19,181	16,505	+16.2%	1,383.90	13.9/km2	1969

Hojancha	Guanacaste	7,197	6,534	+10.1%	261.42	27.5/km2	1971

Puntarenas	Puntarenas	115,019	102,504	+12.2%	1,842.33	62.4/km2	1862

Esparza	Puntarenas	28,644	23,963	+19.5%	216.80	132.1/km2	1848

Buenos Aires	Puntarenas	45,244	40,139	+12.7%	2,384.22	19.0/km2	1914

Montes de Oro	Puntarenas	12,950	11,159	+16.0%	244.76	52.9/km2	1915

Osa	Puntarenas	29,433	25,861	+13.8%	1,930.24	15.2/km2	1940

Quepos	Puntarenas	26,861	20,188	+33.1%	543.77	49.4/km2	1948

Golfito	Puntarenas	39,150	33,823	+15.7%	1,753.96	22.3/km2	1949

Coto Brus	Puntarenas	38,453	40,082	−4.1%	933.91	41.2/km2	1965

Parrita	Puntarenas	16,115	12,112	+33.0%	478.79	33.7/km2	1971

Corredores	Puntarenas	41,831	37,274	+12.2%	620.60	67.4/km2	1973

Garabito	Puntarenas	17,229	10,378	+66.0%	316.31	54.5/km2	1980

Limón	Limón	94,415	89,933	+5.0%	1,765.79	53.5/km2	1909

Pococí	Limón	125,962	103,121	+22.1%	2,403.49	52.4/km2	1911

Siquirres	Limón	56,786	52,409	+8.4%	860.19	66.0/km2	1911

Talamanca	Limón	30,712	25,857	+18.8%	2,809.93	10.9/km2	1969

Matina	Limón	37,721	33,096	+14.0%	772.64	48.8/km2	1969

Guácimo	Limón	41,266	34,879	+18.3%	576.48	71.6/km2	1971

Costa Rica	4,301,712	3,810,179	+12.9%	51,100	84.2/km2

Sentence(s)

The largest canton by land area is San Carlos, which spans 3,347.98 km², while the smallest is Flores at 6.96 km².

final_sentence: The largest canton by land area is San Carlos, which spans 3,347.98 km², while the smallest is Flores at 6.96 km².