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Costa Rica

Cities of Costa Rica

Cities listed

35

San José

largest city

5.15M

national population

35 of 35 listed cities

Largest region

17 cities listed

Regions with a hub

1

of 7 regions with a listed city

Median city

26,354

People, half are smaller

Above 100,000

1

of 35 listed

Smallest listed

San Rafael Arriba

Cities in Costa Rica

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35 cities

cities table, sortable

1	San José	San Jose	335,007	6.5%
2	Limón	Limon Province	63,081	1.2%
3	Alajuela	Alajuela Province	47,494	0.9%
4	Liberia	Guanacaste Province	45,380	0.9%
5	Paraíso	Cartago Province	39,702	0.8%
6	Puntarenas	Puntarenas Province	35,650	0.7%
7	San Isidro	San Jose	34,877	0.7%
8	Curridabat	San Jose	34,586	0.7%
9	San Vicente	San Jose	34,447	0.7%
10	San José	Alajuela Province	31,430	0.6%
11	Purral	San Jose	30,034	0.6%
12	Turrialba	Cartago Province	28,955	0.6%
13	San Miguel	San Jose	28,827	0.6%
14	San Pedro	San Jose	27,477	0.5%
15	San Rafael Abajo	San Jose	27,419	0.5%
16	Quesada	Alajuela Province	27,310	0.5%
17	Cartago	Cartago Province	26,594	0.5%
18	Chacarita	Puntarenas Province	26,354	0.5%
19	San Juan	San Jose	26,047	0.5%
20	Guadalupe	San Jose	26,005	0.5%
21	Aserrí	San Jose	25,874	0.5%
22	San Rafael	San Jose	25,410	0.5%
23	San Felipe	San Jose	24,985	0.5%
24	Patarrá	San Jose	23,983	0.5%
25	Tejar	San Jose	22,433	0.4%
26	Heredia	Heredia Province	21,947	0.4%
27	San Pablo	Heredia Province	21,662	0.4%
28	Cañas	Guanacaste Province	20,306	0.4%
29	Guápiles	Limon Province	19,092	0.4%
30	Siquirres	Limon Province	18,231	0.4%
31	San Diego	Cartago Province	16,991	0.3%
32	Esparza	Puntarenas Province	15,575	0.3%
33	San Juan de Dios	San Jose	15,469	0.3%
34	Nicoya	Guanacaste Province	15,313	0.3%
35	San Rafael Arriba	San Jose	15,051	0.3%

Every City in Costa Rica, by Region

7 regions. 1 have their own page; the rest are listed here in full.

San Jose17 cities

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San José 335,007
San Isidro 34,877
Curridabat 34,586
San Vicente 34,447
Purral 30,034
San Miguel 28,827
San Pedro 27,477
San Rafael Abajo 27,419
San Juan 26,047
Guadalupe 26,005
Aserrí 25,874
San Rafael 25,410
San Felipe 24,985
Patarrá 23,983
Tejar 22,433
San Juan de Dios 15,469
San Rafael Arriba 15,051

Cartago Province4 cities

Paraíso 39,702
Turrialba 28,955
Cartago 26,594
San Diego 16,991

Alajuela Province3 cities

Alajuela 47,494
San José 31,430
Quesada 27,310

Guanacaste Province3 cities

Liberia 45,380
Cañas 20,306
Nicoya 15,313

Limon Province3 cities

Limón 63,081
Guápiles 19,092
Siquirres 18,231

Puntarenas Province3 cities

Puntarenas 35,650
Chacarita 26,354
Esparza 15,575

Heredia Province2 cities

Heredia 21,947
San Pablo 21,662

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