San José is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the central part of the country. It borders from the north clockwise the provinces Alajuela, Heredia, Cartago, Limón and Puntarenas. The capital is San José, which is also the capital of the country Costa Rica itself. The province covers an area of 4,960 km², and has a population of 1,345,750 (2000). It is subdivided into 20 cantons.

Canton (Capital):

1. Acosta (San Ignacio)
2. Alajuelita (Alajuelita)
3. Aserrí (Aserrí)
4. Curridabat (Curridabat)
5. Desamparados (Desamparados)
6. Dota (Santa María)
7. Escazú (Escazú)
8. Goicoechea (Guadalupe)
9. Leon Cortés (San Pablo)
10. Montes de Oca (San Pedro, Costa Rica )
11. Mora (Colón)
12. Moravia (San Vicente)
13. Perez Zeledón (San Isidro)
14. Puriscal (Santiago)
15. San José (San José)
16. Santa Ana (Santa Ana)
17. Tarrazú (San Marcos)
18. Tibás (San Juan)
19. Turrubares (San Pablo)
20. Vásquez de Coronado (San Isidro)