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847:Turrúcares
832:San Rafael
822:San Isidro
579:References
249:Costa Rica
188:Population
141:Costa Rica
104:84°19′15″W
101:10°07′33″N
1507:San Jorge
1502:El Amparo
1420:Rodríguez
1415:San Pedro
1367:Guadalupe
1329:Monterrey
1279:Florencia
1213:Carrillos
1198:San Pedro
1180:La Granja
1112:Cirrí Sur
1011:San Mateo
1003:San Mateo
978:San Roque
880:San Ramón
872:San Ramón
862:Sarapiquí
827:Sabanilla
288:Geography
215:UTC−06:00
210:Time zone
180:Elevation
1474:Canalete
1469:Yolillal
1464:Dos Ríos
1459:Delicias
1450:(Pizote)
1448:San José
1309:La Tigra
1256:La Ceiba
1203:San Juan
1165:Santiago
1155:Zaragoza
1150:Palmares
1142:Palmares
1132:Palmitos
1122:San Juan
1107:San José
1069:San José
1054:Mercedes
1026:Labrador
1016:Desmonte
973:San José
890:San Juan
885:Santiago
807:Carrizal
802:San José
797:Alajuela
789:Alajuela
510:For the
493:Source:
323:success.
245:Alajuela
237:district
151:Alajuela
147:Province
34:District
1517:Guatuso
1454:Bijagua
1372:Palmira
1362:Tapesco
1352:Zarcero
1344:Zarcero
1334:Pocosol
1294:Venecia
1274:Quesada
1251:Coyolar
1236:Orotina
1228:Orotina
1097:Naranjo
1089:Naranjo
1079:Escobal
993:Bolívar
983:Tacares
935:Zapotal
817:Guácima
366:±% p.a.
327:acres).
255:History
239:of the
129:Country
1540:Katira
1392:Sarchí
1382:Brisas
1377:Zapote
1357:Laguna
1324:Cutris
1319:Venado
1044:Atenas
1036:Atenas
963:Grecia
955:Grecia
920:Alfaro
857:Garita
852:Tambor
649:
488:+1.38%
477:+0.90%
466:+2.53%
455:+1.90%
444:−0.63%
433:+5.05%
422:+1.10%
411:+1.15%
400:+3.78%
389:−1.22%
356:Census
241:Sarchí
161:Sarchí
157:Canton
138:
1438:Upala
1430:Upala
1299:Pital
1049:Jesús
925:Volio
643:(PDF)
485:8,306
474:7,140
463:6,470
452:4,336
441:3,525
430:3,755
419:1,979
408:1,539
397:1,032
235:is a
225:21201
196:7,140
1535:Cote
1190:Poás
734:2020
679:2020
647:ISBN
624:2020
482:2022
471:2011
460:2000
449:1984
438:1973
427:1963
416:1950
405:1927
394:1892
383:1883
372:1864
361:Pop.
319:Eva.
167:Area
386:739
375:934
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