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1190:Turrialba
1165:El Guarco
1097:San Ramón
1092:San Mateo
1022:Provinces
401:Geography
384:Districts
285:UTC−06:00
280:Time zone
250:Elevation
189:Districts
182:Districts
173:Head city
105:8°32′02″N
1530:San José
1525:Puriscal
1452:San José
1402:Garabito
1228:Hojancha
1223:Carrillo
1180:Oreamuno
1175:La Unión
1155:Alvarado
1077:Palmares
1042:Alajuela
1034:Alajuela
962:Blue Osa
913:Archived
814:13 April
788:13 April
766:13 April
740:13 April
656:13 April
530:For the
513:Source:
390:district
315:and the
165:Creation
154:Province
38:District
1540:Tarrazú
1515:Moravia
1427:Parrita
1407:Golfito
1397:Esparza
1339:Guácimo
1291:Heredia
1268:Heredia
1258:Tilarán
1238:Liberia
1233:La Cruz
1213:Bagaces
1185:Paraíso
1170:Jiménez
1160:Cartago
1147:Cartago
1117:Zarcero
1072:Orotina
1067:Naranjo
1057:Guatuso
606:trogons
602:toucans
575:Economy
563:Airport
430:±% p.a.
367:Parrita
337:Golfito
327:History
299:of the
134:Country
1490:Escazú
1470:Aserrí
1460:Acosta
1442:Quepos
1354:Pococí
1349:Matina
1286:Flores
1248:Nicoya
1107:Sarchí
1052:Grecia
1047:Atenas
712:
508:+1.76%
505:10,644
497:+3.37%
486:+1.56%
475:+7.14%
464:+3.52%
453:+2.31%
420:Census
297:canton
266:12,836
144:
34:Canton
1578:This
1545:Tibás
1344:Limón
1331:Limón
1281:Belén
1276:Barva
1218:Cañas
1102:Upala
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1584:stub
1510:Mora
1485:Dota
1082:Poás
1024:and
969:2018
943:2018
897:2020
842:2020
816:2022
790:2022
768:2022
742:2022
710:ISBN
687:2020
658:2022
604:and
592:and
588:The
502:2022
491:2011
480:2000
469:1984
458:1973
447:1963
436:1950
425:Pop.
369:and
237:Area
36:and
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