Costa Rica Political Map

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The latitudinal and longitudinal extents of Costa Rica are 10° North and 84° West. The coastline of the country stretches upto 1,290 kilometers. Costa Rica political map features the national capital, administrative division and provincial capitals. The cities featured in the map are denoted by black dots while the country capital and the provincial capitals are marked with red dot and white squares respectively.

The political map of Costa Rica shows the departmental boundaries and provincial capitals along with the national capital of the country. Costa Rica political map helps to find its location in the southernmost part of North America lying between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. The use of individual colors to mark the provinces makes the Costa Rica map look bright. The outline of the Costa Rica political map is differentiated from the departmental boundaries. The international boundary of the country is marked with broken lines with dots for the convenience of the web surfer.

Location and Geography

The latitudinal and longitudinal extents of Costa Rica are 10° North and 84° West. The total area of the country is 51,000 square kilometer. The total land area of the country is 50, 660 square kilometer, while 440 square kilometer is covered by water bodies. The map of Costa Rica and map of West Virginia show that former is slightly smaller as compared to the latter. The printable map of Costa Rica also features its neighboring countries like Panama and Nicaragua. Due to its location between the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea, the coastline of Costa Rica extends up to 1,290 kilometer. The country experiences tropical and sub tropical climate. The highest point of the country is Cerro Chirripo situated at a height of 3,810 meters above sea level. The lowest point is aligned with the Pacific Ocean.

Provincial Boundaries, Capitals and Important Cities

The map of Costa Rica marks important cities of the country with black dots. Some of the cities are also provincial capitals of the country. White squares on the Costa Rica Map are used to denote the provincial capitals. The provincial boundaries with their capitals are listed below:

• Guanacaste- Liberia (provincial capital)
• Alajuela- Alajuela (provincial capital)
• Herdia- Herdia (provincial capital)
• Limon- Puerto Limon (provincial capital)
• Cartago- Cartago (provincial capital)
• San Jose- San Jose (provincial capital)
• Puntarenas- Barranca (provincial capital)

The important cities in the map of Costa Rica are demarcated by black dots. The cities of Costa Rica are:

Liberia	Coco	Arenal	Nicoya
Alajuela	Barranca	San Jose	Cartago
Herdia	Guacimo	Matina	Puerto Limon
Kats	San Isidro	Palmar Sur	Puerto Ouepos

Capital of Costa Rica

San Jose is the capital of Costa Rica, which is denoted by a red dot within a square on the Costa Rica Political map. The city is located at 9° 55' 60'' North latitude and 84° 4' 60'' West longitude. The altitude of the capital city of Costa Rica is 1146 meters above sea level. Some of the cities and towns located nearby are Uruca, Hatillo, Santa Rosa, Colima, Mexico, Claret, Keith, Luna Park, La California, Llorente, San Francisco, Mongito and Pas Ancho. The city encompasses some of the airports, which are:

• Tobais Bolanos International Airport
• Juan Santamaria International Airport
• Managua Airport
• Guapiles Airport