1973 Costa Rican census

The Costa Rica 1973 census was elaborated by then , predecessor of current National Institute of Statistics and Census. The total population was at the moment .

Results by canton Province Cantón Population as of1973 census Population as of1963 census Change PercentchangeSan JoséSan José 27.53% San JoséEscazú 75.62% San JoséDesamparados 119.45% San JoséPuriscal 1.94% San JoséTarrazú 39.87% San JoséAserrí 47.63% San JoséMora 20.08% San JoséGoicoechea 39.67% San JoséSanta Ana 60.64% San JoséAlajuelita 112.14% San JoséVázquez de Coronado 53.90% San JoséAcosta 9.88% San JoséTibás 48.68% San JoséMoravia 67.91% San JoséMontes de Oca 39.89% San JoséTurrubares -14.32% San JoséDota 17.67% San JoséCurridabat 64.27% San JoséPérez Zeledón 41.78% San JoséLeón Cortés Castro 33.12% AlajuelaAlajuela 49.58% AlajuelaSan Ramón 27.89% AlajuelaGrecia -27.59% AlajuelaSan Mateo -12.37% AlajuelaAtenas 14.45% AlajuelaNaranjo 20.15% AlajuelaPalmares 18.01% AlajuelaPoás 24.60% AlajuelaOrotina 19.54% AlajuelaSan Carlos 50.20% AlajuelaZarcero 28.93% AlajuelaSarchí 33.01% AlajuelaUpala---AlajuelaLos Chiles---AlajuelaGuatuso---CartagoCartago 39.78% CartagoParaíso 21.16% CartagoLa Unión 65.92% CartagoJiménez 10.38% CartagoTurrialba 14.84% CartagoAlvarado 15.76% CartagoOreamuno 45.55% CartagoEl Guarco 44.80% HerediaHeredia 18.01% HerediaBarva 51.27% HerediaSanto Domingo 53.53% HerediaSanta Bárbara 32.13% HerediaSan Rafael 76.57% HerediaSan Isidro 47.23% HerediaBelén 78.58% HerediaFlores 56.75% HerediaSan Pablo 62.76% HerediaSarapiquí---GuanacasteLiberia 20.80% GuanacasteNicoya 2.51% GuanacasteSanta Cruz 26.14% GuanacasteBagaces -0.08% GuanacasteCarrillo 30.69% GuanacasteCañas 40.17% GuanacasteAbangares 14.17% GuanacasteTilarán 3.85% GuanacasteNandayure 0.17% GuanacasteLa Cruz---GuanacasteHojancha---PuntarenasPuntarenas 17.93% PuntarenasEsparza 31.83% PuntarenasBuenos Aires 82.07% PuntarenasMontes de Oro 5.49% PuntarenasOsa 40.05% PuntarenasQuepos -27.42% PuntarenasGolfito 16.25% PuntarenasCoto Brus---PuntarenasParrita---LimónLimón 1.72% LimónPococí 69.48% LimónSiquirres 60.23% LimónTalamanca---LimónMatina---LimónGuácimo---

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