| Population by City |
| Population by City and City in Costa Rica |
| Costa Rica is divided into 7 provinces, which were subdivided into 81 counties (cantones), which in turn were subdivided into 459 distritos (districts). (2000 census date) |
| Cities and Population of Costa Rica by Counties |
| County (Canton) - HASC - Code - Population - Capital |
| Abangares - CR.GU.AB - 50700 - 16,276 - Las Juntas |
| Acosta - CR.SJ.AC - 11200 - 18,661 - San Ignacio |
| Aguirre - CR.PU.AG - 60600 - 20,188 - Quepos |
| Alajuela - CR.AL.AL - 20100 - 222,853 - Alajuela |
| Alajuelita - CR.SJ.AL - 11000 - 70,297 - Alajuelita |
| Alfaro Ruiz - CR.AL.AR - 21100 - 10,845 - Zarcero |
| Alvarado - CR.CA.AL - 30600 - 12,290 - Pacayas |
| Aserrí - CR.SJ.AS - 10600 - 49,319 - Aserrí |
| Atenas - CR.AL.AT - 20500 - 22,479 - Atenas |
| Bagaces - CR.GU.BA - 50400 - 15,972 - Bagaces |
| Barva - CR.HE.BA - 40200 - 32,440 - Barva |
| Belén - CR.HE.BE - 40700 - 19,834 - San Antonio |
| Buenos Aires - CR.PU.BA - 60300 - 40,139 - Buenos Aires |
| Cañas - CR.GU.CN - 50600 - 24,076 - Cañas |
| Carrillo - CR.GU.CR - 50500 - 27,306 - Filadelfia |
| Cartago - CR.CA.CA - 30100 - 132,057 - Cartago |
| Corredores - CR.PU.CO - 61000 - 37,274 - Ciudad Neily |
| Coto Brus - CR.PU.CB - 60800 - 40,082 - San Vito |
| Curridabat - CR.SJ.CU - 11800 - 60,889 - Curridabat |
| Desamparados - CR.SJ.DE - 10300 - 193,478 - Desamparados |
| Dota - CR.SJ.DO - 11700 - 6,519 - Santa María |
| El Guarco - CR.CA.EG - 30800 - 33,788 - Tejar |
| Escazú - CR.SJ.ES - 10200 - 52,372 - Escazú |
| Esparza - CR.PU.ES - 60200 - 23,963 - Esparza |
| Flores - CR.HE.FL - 40800 - 15,038 - San Joaquín |
| Garabito - CR.PU.GA - 61100 - 10,378 - Jacó |
| Goicoechea - CR.SJ.GO - 10800 - 117,532 - Guadalupe |
| Golfito - CR.PU.GO - 60700 - 33,823 - Golfito |
| Grecia - CR.AL.GR - 20300 - 65,119 - Grecia |
| Guácimo - CR.LI.GU - 70600 - 34,879 - Guácimo |
| Guatuso - CR.AL.GU - 21500 - 13,045 - San Rafael |
| Heredia - CR.HE.HE - 40100 - 103,894 - Heredia |
| Hojancha - CR.GU.HO - 51100 - 6,534 - Hojancha |
| Jiménez - CR.CA.JI - 30400 - 14,046 - Juan Viñas |
| La Cruz - CR.GU.LC - 51000 - 16,505 - La Cruz |
| La Unión - CR.CA.LU - 30300 - 80,279 - Tres Ríos |
| León Cortés - CR.SJ.LC - 12000 - 11,696 - San Pablo |
| Liberia - CR.GU.LI - 50100 - 46,703 - Liberia |
| Limón - CR.LI.LI - 70100 - 89,933 - Limón |
| Los Chiles - CR.AL.LC - 21400 - 19,732 - Los Chiles |
| Matina - CR.LI.MA - 70500 - 33,096 - Matina |
| Montes de Oca - CR.SJ.MO - 11500 - 50,433 - San Pedro |
| Montes de Oro - CR.PU.MO - 60400 - 11,159 - Miramar |
| Mora - CR.SJ.MR - 10700 - 21,666 - Colón |
| Moravia - CR.SJ.MV - 11400 - 50,419 - San Vicente |
| Nandayure - CR.GU.NA - 50900 - 9,985 - Carmona |
| Naranjo - CR.AL.NA - 20600 - 37,602 - Naranjo |
| Nicoya - CR.GU.NI - 50200 - 42,189 - Nicoya |
| Oreamuno - CR.CA.OR - 30700 - 39,032 - San Rafael |
| Orotina - CR.AL.OR - 20900 - 15,705 - Orotina |
| Osa - CR.PU.OS - 60500 - 25,861 - Puerto Cortés |
| Palmares - CR.AL.PA - 20700 - 29,766 - Palmares |
| Paraíso - CR.CA.PA - 30200 - 52,393 - Paraíso |
| Parrita - CR.PU.PA - 60900 - 12,112 - Parrita |
| Pérez Zeledón - CR.SJ.PZ - 11900 - 122,187 - San Isidro |
| Poás - CR.AL.PO - 20800 - 24,764 - San Pedro |
| Pococí - CR.LI.PO - 70200 - 103,121 - Guápiles |
| Puntarenas - CR.PU.PU - 60100 - 102,504 - Puntarenas |
| Puriscal - CR.SJ.PU - 10400 - 29,407 - Santiago |
| San Carlos - CR.AL.SC - 21000 - 127,140 - Ciudad Quesada |
| San Isidro - CR.HE.SI - 40600 - 16,056 - San Isidro |
| San José - CR.SJ.SJ - 10100 - 309,672 - San José |
| San Mateo - CR.AL.SM - 20400 - 5,343 - San Mateo |
| San Pablo - CR.HE.SP - 40900 - 20,813 - San Pablo |
| San Rafael - CR.HE.SR - 40500 - 37,293 - San Rafael |
| San Ramón - CR.AL.SR - 20200 - 67,975 - San Ramón |
| Santa Ana - CR.SJ.SA - 10900 - 34,507 - Santa Ana |
| Santa Bárbara - CR.HE.SB - 40400 - 29,181 - Santa Bárbara |
| Santa Cruz - CR.GU.SC - 50300 - 40,821 - Santa Cruz |
| Santo Domingo - CR.HE.SD - 40300 - 34,748 - Santo Domingo |
| Sarapiquí - CR.HE.SA - 41000 - 45,435 - Puerto Viejo |
| Siquirres - CR.LI.SI - 70300 - 52,409 - Siquirres |
| Talamanca - CR.LI.TA - 70400 - 25,857 - Bratsi |
| Tarrazú - CR.SJ.TA - 10500 - 14,160 - San Marcos |
| Tibás - CR.SJ.TI - 11300 - 72,074 - San Juan |
| Tilarán - CR.GU.TI - 50800 - 17,871 - Tilarán |
| Turrialba - CR.CA.TU - 30500 - 68,510 - Turrialba |
| Turrubares - CR.SJ.TU - 11600 - 4,877 - San Pablo |
| Upala - CR.AL.UP - 21300 - 37,679 - Upala |
| Valverde Vega - CR.AL.VV - 21200 - 16,239 - Sarchí |
| Vásquez de Coronado - CR.SJ.VC - 11100 - 55,585 - San Isidro |
| Code: Five-digit code for the administrative divisions of Costa Rica,defined by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos. |
| Population: from 2000-06-26 census. |
Costa Rica Population by City 2020
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