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Costa Rica Map & Atlas

Political, physical and population maps of Costa Rica with its 7 first-level divisions, the capital San José and largest cities, plus ethnic, religious and language maps.

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Administrative divisions of Costa Rica

Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries · 7 units

Costa Rica is divided into 7 first-level administrative divisions:

AlajuelaCartagoGuanacasteHerediaLimónPuntarenasSan José

Largest cities in Costa Rica

Urban-area estimates · Natural Earth
#CityPopulation
1San JoséCapital1,284,000
2Alajuela387,743
3Cartago196,946
4Limón85,001
5Puntarenas57,102
6Liberia45,380
7Quesada31,106
8Heredia21,947
9Cañas20,306
10Golfito6,777

San José is the largest urban area in Costa Rica with about 1,284,000 people.

Terrain, rivers & lakes

Terrain tiles · Natural Earth rivers & lakes

Highest terrain in Costa Rica: ≈ 3,789 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

🌊 Rivers

  • San Juan
  • Chirrip del Atlntico

🏞️ Lakes

No major lakes at this scale.

Ethnic groups in Costa Rica

CIA World Factbook · 2011
White or Mestizo
83.6%Mulatto
6.7%Indigenous
2.4%Black or African descent
1.1%other
1.1%none
2.9%unspecified
2.2%

White or Mestizo 83.6%, Mulatto 6.7%, Indigenous 2.4%, Black or African descent 1.1%, other 1.1%, none 2.9%, unspecified 2.2% (2011 est.)

Regionally, White or Mestizo is the most common ethnic group across most of the 7 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2011 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Religions in Costa Rica

CIA World Factbook · 2021
Roman Catholic
47.5%Evangelical and Pentecostal
19.8%Jehovah's Witness
1.4%other Protestant
1.2%other
3.1%none
27%

Roman Catholic 47.5%, Evangelical and Pentecostal 19.8%, Jehovah's Witness 1.4%, other Protestant 1.2%, other 3.1%, none 27% (2021 est.)

Regionally, Roman Catholic is the most common religious group across most of the 7 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2021 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Languages in Costa Rica

CIA World Factbook

Spanish (official), English

Regionally, Spanish is the most common language group across most of the 7 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.