According to Article 168[1] of the Constitution of Costa Rica, the political divisions are officially classified into 3 tiers of sub-national entities.
The Constitution of Costa Rica states, "For Public Administration purposes, the national territory is divided into provinces, these into cantons and cantons into districts."
The country consists of 7 provinces (provincias), 84 cantons (cantones), and 489 districts (distritos).
[2] Media related to Provinces of Costa Rica at Wikimedia Commons
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