Costa Rica 2000 Census
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General information
Country	Costa Rica
Results
Total population	3,810,179 ( 57.65%)
Most populous canton	San José 309,672
Least populous canton	Turrubares 4,877

The 2000 Costa Rican census was undertaken by the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC)).

According to this census, Costa Rica had 3,810,179 inhabitants in 2000, a population density of 74.6/km², and 59% of the people lived in urban areas.

Province	Cantón	Population as of 2000 census	Population as of 1984 census	Change	Percent change
San José	San José	309,672	241,464	68,208	28.25%
San José	Escazú	52,372	33,101	19,271	58.22%
San José	Desamparados	193,478	108,824	84,654	77.79%
San José	Puriscal	29,407	23,123	6,284	27.18%
San José	Tarrazú	14,160	8,845	5,315	60.09%
San José	Aserrí	49,319	30,588	18,731	61.24%
San José	Mora	21,666	12,584	9,082	72.17%
San José	Goicoechea	117,532	79,931	37,601	47.04%
San José	Santa Ana	34,507	19,605	14,902	76.01%
San José	Alajuelita	70,297	31,390	38,907	123.95%
San José	Vázquez de Coronado	55,585	24,514	31,071	126.75%
San José	Acosta	18,661	14,853	3,808	25.64%
San José	Tibás	72,074	57,693	14,381	24.93%
San José	Moravia	50,419	33,038	17,381	52.61%
San José	Montes de Oca	50,433	39,065	11,368	29.10%
San José	Turrubares	4,877	4,471	406	9.08%
San José	Dota	6,519	4,934	1,585	32.12%
San José	Curridabat	60,889	31,954	28,935	90.55%
San José	Pérez Zeledón	122,187	82,370	39,817	48.34%
San José	León Cortés Castro	11,696	8,087	3,609	44.63%
Alajuela	Alajuela	222,853	127,472	95,381	74.83%
Alajuela	San Ramón	67,975	39,963	28,012	70.09%
Alajuela	Grecia	65,119	38,361	26,758	69.75%
Alajuela	San Mateo	5,343	3,783	1,560	41.24%
Alajuela	Atenas	22,479	15,011	7,468	49.75%
Alajuela	Naranjo	37,602	23,588	14,014	59.41%
Alajuela	Palmares	29,766	17,815	11,951	67.08%
Alajuela	Poás	24,764	13,939	10,825	77.66%
Alajuela	Orotina	15,705	10,494	5,211	49.66%
Alajuela	San Carlos	127,140	75,576	51,564	68.23%
Alajuela	Zarcero	10,845	7,005	3,840	54.82%
Alajuela	Sarchí	16,239	10,716	5,523	51.54%
Alajuela	Upala	37,679	26,061	11,618	44.58%
Alajuela	Los Chiles	19,732	11,404	8,328	73.03%
Alajuela	Guatuso	13,045	6,774	6,271	92.57%
Cartago	Cartago	132,057	87,125	44,932	51.57%
Cartago	Paraíso	52,393	27,823	24,570	88.31%
Cartago	La Unión	80,279	41,005	39,274	95.78%
Cartago	Jiménez	14,046	11,861	2,185	18.42%
Cartago	Turrialba	68,510	50,567	17,943	35.48%
Cartago	Alvarado	12,290	8,338	3,952	47.40%
Cartago	Oreamuno	39,032	24,145	14,887	61.66%
Cartago	El Guarco	33,788	20,807	12,981	62.39%
Heredia	Heredia	103,894	54,896	48,998	89.26%
Heredia	Barva	32,440	18,933	13,507	71.34%
Heredia	Santo Domingo	34,748	23,985	10,763	44.87%
Heredia	Santa Bárbara	29,181	16,643	12,538	75.33%
Heredia	San Rafael	37,293	22,871	14,422	63.06%
Heredia	San Isidro	16,056	8,528	7,528	88.27%
Heredia	Belén	19,834	11,993	7,841	65.38%
Heredia	Flores	15,038	9,015	6,023	66.81%
Heredia	San Pablo	20,813	11,802	9,011	76.35%
Heredia	Sarapiquí	45,435	18,909	26,526	140.28%
Guanacaste	Liberia	46,703	28,067	18,636	66.40%
Guanacaste	Nicoya	42,189	36,626	5,563	15.19%
Guanacaste	Santa Cruz	40,821	31,133	9,688	31.12%
Guanacaste	Bagaces	15,972	10,103	5,869	58.09%
Guanacaste	Carrillo	27,306	18,475	8,831	47.80%
Guanacaste	Cañas	24,076	17,284	6,792	39.30%
Guanacaste	Abangares	16,276	12,575	3,701	29.43%
Guanacaste	Tilarán	17,871	14,586	3,285	22.52%
Guanacaste	Nandayure	9,985	9,604	381	3.97%
Guanacaste	La Cruz	16,505	10,876	5,629	51.76%
Guanacaste	Hojancha	6,534	5,879	655	11.14%
Puntarenas	Puntarenas	102,504	74,135	28,369	38.27%
Puntarenas	Esparza	23,963	14,998	8,965	59.77%
Puntarenas	Buenos Aires	40,139	27,716	12,423	44.82%
Puntarenas	Montes de Oro	11,159	7,444	3,715	49.91%
Puntarenas	Osa	25,861	26,294	−433	-1.65%
Puntarenas	Quepos	20,188	13,319	6,869	51.57%
Puntarenas	Golfito	33,823	29,043	4,780	16.46%
Puntarenas	Coto Brus	40,082	31,650	8,432	26.64%
Puntarenas	Parrita	12,112	9,774	2,338	23.92%
Puntarenas	Corredores	37,274	28,366	8,908	31.40%
Puntarenas	Garabito	10,378	3,144	7,234	230.09%
Limón	Limón	89,933	52,602	37,331	70.97%
Limón	Pococí	103,121	44,187	58,934	133.37%
Limón	Siquirres	52,409	29,079	23,330	80.23%
Limón	Talamanca	25,857	11,013	14,844	134.79%
Limón	Matina	33,096	14,723	18,373	124.79%
Limón	Guácimo	34,879	16,472	18,407	111.75%

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