San Jose Province

Province of San Jose

Provincia de San Jose
Province of San Jose Provincia de San Jose
Province
	National theatre , San Jose
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of the Province of San Jose
	Coordinates: 9°56′N 84°05′W / 9.933°N 84.083°W
Country	Costa Rica
Capital city	San Jose
Area
? Total	4,965.90 km 2 (1,917.34 sq mi)
Population (2011)
? Total	1,404,242
? Density	280/km 2 (730/sq mi)
Demonym	Josefino
ISO 3166 code	CR-SJ

San Jose 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 Jose .

Location [ change | change source ]

The San Jose province borders with the Alajuela and Heredia provinces to the north, with the Cartago and Limon provinces to the east; and the Puntarenas to the south and the west. ^[1]

Geography [ change | change source ]

San Jose is in the central part of the country. The province has an area of 4,965.90 km ² (1,917.34 sq mi). ^[1]

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

Some of the rivers that flow through the province are Grande de Candelaria, Pirris, Virilla, Naranjo, Division, Chirripo, General y Pejibaye. ^[3]

Demographics [ change | change source ]

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

The San Jose province had a population, in 2011, of 1,404,242 for a population density of 282.8 inhabitants/km ². The canton of San Jose, with 288,054 inhabitants, is the canton with more inhabitants. ^[2]

Evolution of the population in San Jose province ^[2]

Administrative divisions [ change | change source ]

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

No.	Canton	Capital	Districts ^[4]	Population (2011)	Area (km²)	Density (inh./km²)
1	San Jose	San Jose	11	288,054	44.62	6,455.7
2	Escazu	Escazu	3	56,509	34.49	1,638.4
3	Desamparados	Desamparados	13	208,411	118.26	1,762.3
4	Puriscal	Puriscal	10	33,004	553.66	59.6
5	Tarrazu	San Marcos	3	16,280	297.5	54.7
6	Aserri	Aserri	7	57,892	167.10	346.5
7	Mora	Ciudad Colon	7	26,294	162.04	162.3
8	Goicoechea	Guadalupe	7	115,084	31.50	3,653.5
9	Santa Ana	Santa Ana	6	49,123	61.42	799.8
10	Alajuelita	Alajuelita	5	77,603	21.17	3,665.7
11	Vasquez de Coronado	San Isidro	5	60,486	222.20	272.2
12	Acosta	San Ignacio	5	20,209	342.24	59.0
13	Tibas	San Juan	5	64,842	8.15	7,956.1
14	Moravia	San Vicente	3	56,919	28.62	1,988.8
15	Montes de Oca	San Vicente	4	49,132	15.16	3,240.9
16	Turrubares	San Pablo	5	5,512	415.29	13.3
17	Dota	Santa Maria	3	6,948	400.22	17.4
18	Curridabat	Curridabat	4	65,206	15.95	4,088.2
19	Perez Zeledon	San Isidro de El General	12	134,534	1,905.51	70.6
20	Leon Cortes	San Pablo	6	12,200	120.80	101.0
The province			124	1,404,242	4,965.90	282.8

Gallery [ change | change source ]

Plaza de la Cultura , San Jose
National Museum of Costa Rica
Okayama square

References [ change | change source ]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Anuario Estadistico 2012 - 2013" (PDF) (in Spanish). San Jose, Costa Rica: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censos (INEC). June 2015. p. 44. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2016 . Retrieved 6 February 2017 .
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 "Anuario Estadistico 2012 - 2013" (PDF) (in Spanish). San Jose, Costa Rica: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censos (INEC). June 2015. p. 103. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2016 . Retrieved 5 February 2017 .
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "Provincia: San Jose" (in Spanish). Guias Costa Rica . Retrieved 6 February 2017 .
↑ "Division Territorial Administrativa de la Republica de Costa Rica" (PDF) (in Spanish). San Jose, Costa Rica: Diario Oficial La Gaceta. 12 November 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2016 . Retrieved 6 February 2017 .

[anuario-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Anuario Estadistico 2012 - 2013" (PDF) (in Spanish). San Jose, Costa Rica: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censos (INEC). June 2015. p. 44. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2016 . Retrieved 6 February 2017 .

[anuario2-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 "Anuario Estadistico 2012 - 2013" (PDF) (in Spanish). San Jose, Costa Rica: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censos (INEC). June 2015. p. 103. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2016 . Retrieved 5 February 2017 .

[guias-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "Provincia: San Jose" (in Spanish). Guias Costa Rica . Retrieved 6 February 2017 .

[4] "Division Territorial Administrativa de la Republica de Costa Rica" (PDF) (in Spanish). San Jose, 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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