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San José is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the central part of the country. It borders from the north clockwise the provinces Alajuela, Heredia, Cartago, Limón and Puntarenas. The capital is San José, which is also the capital of the country Costa Rica itself. The province covers an area of 4,960 km², and has a population of 1,345,750 (2000). It is subdivided into 20 cantons.
Canton (Capital):
- Acosta (San Ignacio, Costa Rica)
- Alajuelita (Alajuelita)
- Aserrí (Aserrí)
- Curridabat (Curridabat)
- Desamparados Canton (Desamparados)
- Dota (Santa María, Costa Rica)
- Escazú (Escazú)
- Goicoechea (Guadalupe)
- Leon Cortés (San Pablo, Costa Rica)
- Montes de Oca (San Pedro, Costa Rica)
- Mora (Colón)
- Moravia (San Vicente)
- Perez Zeledón (San Isidro, Costa Rica)
- Puriscal (Santiago)
- San José Canton (San José)
- Santa Ana Canton (Santa Ana, Costa Rica)
- Tarrazú (San Marcos, Costa Rica)
- Tibás (San Juan, Costa Rica)
- Turrubares (San Pablo, Costa Rica)
- Vásquez de Coronado (San Isidro)
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