Costa Rica is a small country found in Central America. It occupies an area of 51,180 km2 (19,760 mi2). For comparison, that means that you could fit 192 countries the size of Costa Rica in the United States.
Costa Rica has a population of 5.1 million people. Its most populated city is its capital, San José.
In the following table, you will find the list of the larger cities in the country.
| City | Province | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Abangares | Guanacaste | 18,039 |
| Acosta | San José | 20,209 |
| Alajuela | Alajuela | 302,074 |
| Alajuelita | San José | 77,603 |
| Aserrí | San José | 57,892 |
| Atenas | Alajuela | 25,460 |
| Bagaces | Guanacaste | 19,536 |
| Barva | Heredia | 40,660 |
| Belén | Heredia | 21,633 |
| Buenos Aires | Puntarenas | 45,244 |
| Cañas | Guanacaste | 26,201 |
| Carrillo | Guanacaste | 37,122 |
| Cartago | Cartago | 147,898 |
| Corredores | Puntarenas | 41,831 |
| Coto Brus | Puntarenas | 38,453 |
| Curridabat | San José | 65,206 |
| Desamparados | San José | 208,411 |
| Dota | San José | 6,946 |
| El Guarco | Cartago | 41,793 |
| Escazú | San José | 56,509 |
| Esparza | Puntarenas | 28,644 |
| Flores | Heredia | 20,037 |
| Garabito | Puntarenas | 17,229 |
| Goicoechea | San José | 115,084 |
| Golfito | Puntarenas | 39,150 |
| Grecia | Alajuela | 76,898 |
| Guácimo | Limón | 41,266 |
| Guatuso | Alajuela | 15,508 |
| Heredia | Heredia | 123,616 |
| Hojancha | Guanacaste | 7,197 |
| Jiménez | Cartago | 14,669 |
| La Cruz | Guanacaste | 19,181 |
| La Unión | Cartago | 99,399 |
| León Cortés Castro | San José | 12,200 |
| Liberia | Guanacaste | 62,987 |
| Limón | Limón | 94,415 |
| Los Chiles | Alajuela | 23,735 |
| Matina | Limón | 37,721 |
| Montes de Oca | San José | 49,132 |
| Montes de Oro | Puntarenas | 12,950 |
| Mora | San José | 26,294 |
| Moravia | San José | 56,919 |
| Nandayure | Guanacaste | 11,121 |
| Naranjo | Alajuela | 42,713 |
| Nicoya | Guanacaste | 50,825 |
| Oreamuno | Cartago | 45,473 |
| Orotina | Alajuela | 20,341 |
| Osa | Puntarenas | 29,433 |
| Palmares | Alajuela | 34,716 |
| Paraíso | Cartago | 57,743 |
| Parrita | Puntarenas | 16,115 |
| Pérez Zeledón | San José | 134,534 |
| Poás | Alajuela | 29,199 |
| Pococí | Limón | 125,962 |
| Puntarenas | Puntarenas | 115,019 |
| Puriscal | San José | 33,004 |
| Quepos | Puntarenas | 26,861 |
| San Carlos | Alajuela | 163,745 |
| San Isidro | Heredia | 20,633 |
| San José | San José | 288,054 |
| San Mateo | Alajuela | 6,136 |
| San Pablo | Heredia | 27,671 |
| San Rafael | Heredia | 45,965 |
| San Ramón | Alajuela | 80,566 |
| Santa Ana | San José | 49,123 |
| Santa Bárbara | Heredia | 36,243 |
| Santa Cruz | Guanacaste | 60,499 |
| Santo Domingo | Heredia | 40,072 |
| Sarapiquí | Heredia | 57,147 |
| Siquirres | Limón | 56,786 |
| Talamanca | Limón | 30,712 |
| Tarrazú | San José | 16,280 |
| Tibás | San José | 64,842 |
| Tilarán | Guanacaste | 19,640 |
| Turrialba | Cartago | 69,616 |
| Upala | Alajuela | 43,953 |
| Vázquez de Coronado | San José | 60,486 |
| Zarcero | Alajuela | 12,205 |
