Regions in Costa Rica

Costa Rica is made up of 7 primary administrative regions. Have a closer look at the regions in Costa Rica. Information on all primary administrative regions in Costa Rica.

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Primary administrative regions in Costa Rica

There are 7 regions in Costa Rica in the primary administrative level.
Primary administrative regions in Costa Rica
RegionNoPopulationCapitalCapital population
San Jose Provincia de San José1.1,635,144San Jose San José335,007
Limon Province Provincia de Limón2.386,862Limon Limón63,081
Alajuela Province Provincia de Alajuela3.885,571Alajuela Alajuela47,494
Guanacaste Province Provincia de Guanacaste4.354,154Liberia Liberia45,380
Puntarenas Province Provincia de Puntarenas5.410,929Puntarenas Puntarenas35,650
Cartago Province Provincia de Cartago6.490,903Cartago Cartago26,594
Heredia Province Provincia de Heredia7.433,677Heredia Heredia21,947