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[[File:RíoBlancoPZ.jpg|thumb|Blanco River, county of Pérez Zeledón. Most rivers in the province of San José are shallow, narrow and often run through mountainous terrain, making them impossible to navigate.]]
[[File:Cerro-de-la-muerte.jpg|thumb|Cerro de la Muerte, southeast of the province]]
'''San José''' is a [[Provinces of Costa Rica|province]] of [[Costa Rica]]. It is located in the central part of the country, and borders (clockwise beginning in the north) the provinces of [[Alajuela Province|Alajuela]], [[Heredia Province|Heredia]], [[Cartago Province|Cartago]], [[Limón Province|Limón]] and [[Puntarenas Province|Puntarenas]]. The provincial capital is [[San José, Costa Rica|San José]]. The province covers an area of 4,965.9 km².<ref>Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), 2001,</ref> and has a population of 1,435,447.<ref>Estimates of Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC), May 2003.</ref>
'''San José''' is a [[Provinces of Costa Rica|province]] of [[Costa Rica]]. It is located in the central part of the country, and borders (clockwise beginning in the north) the provinces of [[Alajuela Province|Alajuela]], [[Heredia Province|Heredia]], [[Cartago Province|Cartago]], [[Limón Province|Limón]] and [[Puntarenas Province|Puntarenas]]. The provincial capital is [[San José, Costa Rica|San José]]. The province covers an area of 4,965.9 km².<ref>Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), 2001,</ref> and has a population of 1,435,447.<ref>Estimates of Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC), May 2003.</ref>


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Blanco River, county of Pérez Zeledón. Most rivers in the province of San José are shallow, narrow and often run through mountainous terrain, making them impossible to navigate.
Cerro de la Muerte, southeast of the province

San José is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the central part of the country, and borders (clockwise beginning in the north) the provinces of Alajuela, Heredia, Cartago, Limón and Puntarenas. The provincial capital is San José. The province covers an area of 4,965.9 km².[1] and has a population of 1,435,447.[2]

The province of San José is subdivided into 20 cantons.

Canton (Capital):

  1. San José (San José)
  2. Escazú (Escazú)
  3. Desamparados (Desamparados)
  4. Puriscal (Santiago)
  5. Tarrazú (San Marcos)
  6. Aserrí (Aserrí)
  7. Mora (Ciudad Colón)
  8. Goicoechea (Guadalupe)
  9. Santa Ana (Santa Ana)
  10. Alajuelita (Alajuelita)
  11. Vázquez de Coronado (San Isidro)
  12. Acosta (San Ignacio)
  13. Tibás (San Juan)
  14. Moravia (San Vicente)
  15. Montes de Oca (San Pedro)
  16. Turrubares (San Pablo)
  17. Dota (Santa María)
  18. Curridabat (Curridabat)
  19. Pérez Zeledón (San Isidro de El General)
  20. León Cortés (San Pablo)

References

  1. ^ Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), 2001,
  2. ^ Estimates of Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC), May 2003.

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