San José is a province of
Costa Rica. It is located in the central part of the country, and borders (clockwise beginning in the north) the provinces of
Alajuela,
Heredia,
Limón,
Cartago and
Puntarenas. The provincial capital is
San José, that is also the national capital. The province covers an area of 4,965.9 km². and has a population of 1,404,242.