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Costa Rica — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition

Costa Rica had an estimated population of 4,301,172 in 2005, with 215 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.

About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.

For current figures: Costa Rica today — population now 4,999,441, against 4,301,172 in 2005.

Agglomerations, 2005

#NamePopulation (2005)
1San José1,574,612

Cities and towns, 2005

#PlaceRegionPopulation (2005)
1San JoséSan José335,007
2LimónLimón63,081
3San FranciscoHeredia55,923
4AlajuelaAlajuela47,494
5LiberiaGuanacaste45,380
6ParaísoCartago39,702
7DesamparadosSan José39,245
8PuntarenasPuntarenas35,650
9San IsidroSan José34,877
10CurridabatSan José34,586
11San VicenteSan José34,447
12San JoséAlajuela31,430
13PurralSan José30,034
14TurrialbaCartago28,955
15San MiguelSan José28,827
16AguacalienteCartago28,500
17San PedroSan José27,477
18San Rafael AbajoSan José27,419
19QuesadaAlajuela27,310
20IpísSan José26,669
21CartagoCartago26,594
22ChacaritaPuntarenas26,354
23San JuanSan José26,047
24MercedesHeredia26,007
25GuadalupeSan José26,005
26AserríSan José25,874
27San RafaelSan José25,410
28San RafaelCartago25,367
29San FelipeSan José24,985
30PatalilloSan José24,252
31PatarráSan José23,983
32San NicolásCartago22,649
33El TejarCartago22,433
34ConcepciónSan José22,032
35HerediaHeredia21,947
36San PabloHeredia21,662
37TirrasesSan José21,226
38Calle BlancosSan José20,710
39CañasGuanacaste20,306
40San AntonioSan José20,289
41UlloaHeredia19,991
42GuápilesLimón19,092
43SiquirresLimón18,231
44Mata de PlátanoSan José17,870
45GraviliasSan José17,780
46San RafaelAlajuela17,649
47San IsidroSan José17,614
48San DiegoCartago16,991
49Espiritu SantoPuntarenas16,044
50CarmenCartago15,917
51ColimaSan José15,875
52EspartaPuntarenas15,575
53San JuanSan José15,469
54NicoyaGuanacaste15,313
55San Rafael ArribaSan José15,051
56DamasSan José14,579
57DesemparadosAlajuela14,448
58CariariLimón14,020
59ConcepciónCartago14,000
60AlajuelitaSan José13,845
61GuadalupeCartago13,754
62SabanillaSan José13,251
63San AntonioAlajuela12,965
64GranadillaSan José12,683
65GreciaAlajuela12,675
66Santa CruzGuanacaste12,281
67San JosecitoHeredia12,195
68EscazúSan José12,071
69NaranjoAlajuela11,853
70GuácimoAlajuela11,720
71Buenos AiresPuntarenas11,680
72TrinidadSan José11,170
73San AntonioHeredia10,938
74Anselmo LlorenteSan José10,879
75San RamónAlajuela10,765
76San Antonio de DesamparadosSan José10,542
77Tres RíosCartago10,430
78Daniel FloresSan José10,028
79San RafaelCartago9,943
80Río SegundoAlajuela9,853
81Pata de PlátanoSan José9,846
82ColónSan José9,687
83San RafaelHeredia8,887
84San JosecitoSan José8,447
85San JuanCartago8,446
86SantiagoSan José8,292
87Santa AnaSan José8,029
88QueposPuntarenas7,810
89SantiagoHeredia7,748
90San JuanAlajuela7,729
91Dulce Nombre de JesúsSan José7,674
92TilaránGuanacaste7,301
93Santa RosaHeredia7,205
94Cinco EsquinasSan José7,158
95CorredorPuntarenas7,084
96GuácimoLimón7,022
97AtenasAlajuela7,014
98CotCartago6,784
99GolfitoPuntarenas6,777
100LlorenteHeredia6,626
101San JoaquínHeredia6,617
102MiramarPuntarenas6,540
103San MiguelHeredia6,414
104RiveraHeredia6,406
105San Rafael Montes de OcaSan José6,233
106OrotinaAlajuela6,135
107Santa LucíaHeredia6,006
108Dulce NombreCartago5,931
109PozosSan José5,921
110Santo TomásHeredia5,882
111FiladeldiaGuanacaste5,861
112San JuanHeredia5,749
113Santo DomingoHeredia5,745
114SalitrillosSan José5,738
115Santa BárbaraHeredia5,673
116BarvaHeredia5,508
117MercedesSan José5,467
118PocoraLimón5,248
119San VicenteHeredia5,052
120RitaLimón5,040
121San PedroAlajuela4,994
122San Rafael de CoronadoSan José4,844
123JuntasGuanacaste4,737
124PalmarPuntarenas4,657
125PalmaresAlajuela4,645
126BatánLimón4,584
127CanoasPuntarenas4,573
128San PabloHeredia4,482
129AsunciónHeredia4,383
130OrosiCartago4,350
131La CruzGuanacaste4,319
132CarrillosAlajuela4,258
133San Marcos de TarrazúSan José4,255
134UpalaAlajuela4,185
135Tierra BlancaCartago4,131
136BagacesGuanacaste4,108
137JacóPuntarenas4,085
138TobosiCartago4,060
139Buenos AiresAlajuela3,995
140San VitoPuntarenas3,981
141Puerto CortésPuntarenas3,850
142San IsidroHeredia3,785
143TurrícaresAlajuela3,739
144ParritaPuntarenas3,734
145San RoqueAlajuela3,711
146Piedades NorteAlajuela3,631
147San RafaelAlajuela3,624
148ZarceroAlajuela3,559
149San RoqueHeredia3,459
150Sarchí NorteAlajuela3,397
151Dulce NombreCartago3,360
152San JuanAlajuela3,343
153Los ChilesAlajuela3,342
154UrucaSan José3,296
155SánchezSan José3,293
156SardinalGuanacaste3,267
157San IgnacioSan José3,072
158FortunaAlajuela3,010
159PocosolAlajuela2,947
160San Francisco de GoicoecheaSan José2,864
161Sarchí SurAlajuela2,836
162SalitralSan José2,833
163San PabloSan José2,822
164Juan ViñasCartago2,817
165GuaycaráPuntarenas2,814
166Puerto ViejoHeredia2,728
167BelénGuanacaste2,715
168San RamónCartago2,713
169TucurriqueCartago2,697
170HorquetasHeredia2,611
171La SuizaCartago2,434
172San IsidroCartago2,413
173RoxanaLimón2,351
174MatinaLimón2,315
175San PedroHeredia2,309
176ManzanilloPuntarenas2,253
177MogoteGuanacaste2,198
178SantiagoAlajuela2,107
179PitalAlajuela2,046
180Puerto JiménezPuntarenas2,025
181BarrantesHeredia1,887
182HojanchaGuanacaste1,823
183SixaolaLimón1,823
184Vuelta de JorcoSan José1,822
185FortunaGuanacaste1,774
186NandayureGuanacaste1,649
187PejibayeCartago1,630
188PacayasCartago1,556
189PalmichalSan José1,545
190EsquipulasAlajuela1,512
191PaqueraPuntarenas1,510
192San RafaelAlajuela1,461
193La CuestaPuntarenas1,385
194San MateoAlajuela1,372
195ÁngelesHeredia1,355
196Santa MaríaSan José1,240
197Valle la EstrellaLimón1,212
198San JuanAlajuela1,132
199BijaguaAlajuela1,090
200San JoséHeredia1,080
201SámaraGuanacaste1,071
202SabanillaAlajuela1,015
203MastateAlajuela1,007
204CapelladesCartago993
205JiménezLimón985
206FlorenciaAlajuela888
207San PabloSan José863
208MacaconaPuntarenas840
209LagunaAlajuela670
210CahuitaLimón646
211San JoséAlajuela473
212CopeySan José288
213Dos RíosAlajuela287
214VenadoAlajuela250
215TigraAlajuela194

Administrative divisions, 2005

#NamePopulation (2005)
1San José1,510,026
2Alajuela810,585
3Cartago485,515
4Puntarenas406,731
5Heredia399,580
6Limón390,942
7Guanacaste297,793

The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.