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SAN JOSE PROVINCE



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San José is a province of Costa Rica. 

It is located in the central part of the country, and borders (clockwise beginning in the north) 
the provinces of Alajuela, Heredia, Cartago, Limón and Puntarenas. 

The provincial capital is San José, which is also the national capital. 

The province covers an area of 4,965.9 km², and has a population of 1,435,447.

On August 9, 1884, San José became the third city in the world (after New York and Paris) 
and the first in Latin America to be illuminated by electric energy.

The province of San José is subdivided into 20 cantons.

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PROVINCES OF COSTA RICA

Alajuela
Cartago
Guanacaste
Heredia
Limon
Puntarenas
San Jose
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