According toArticle 168[1] of theConstitution ofCosta Rica, the political divisions are officially classified into three tiers of sub-national entities.
TheConstitution of Costa Rica states,"For Public Administration purposes, the national territory is divided into provinces, these into cantons and cantons into districts." The country consists of sevenprovinces (provincias), 84cantons (cantones), and 489districts (distritos).[2]
| Flag | Province | Map | Capital | Area (km2) | Population | Density (km2) | Human Development Index 2015[3] | GDP per capita 2023 (PPP 2015 dollar)[4] |
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 | Alajuela |  | Alajuela | 9,757 | 885,571 | 90.8 | 0.778 | 19,100 |
 | Cartago |  | Cartago | 3,124 | 490,903 | 156.2 | 0.786 | 20,000 |
 | Guanacaste |  | Liberia | 10,141 | 354,154 | 34.9 | 0.755 | 17,500 |
 | Heredia |  | Heredia | 2,657 | 433,677 | 163.2 | 0.807 | 19,900 |
 | Limón |  | Puerto Limón | 9,189 | 386,862 | 42.1 | 0.735 | 16,300 |
 | Puntarenas |  | Puntarenas | 11,266 | 410,929 | 36.5 | 0.741 | 17,400 |
 | San José |  | San José | 4,966 | 1,404,242 | 282.8 | 0.792 | 19,800 |
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