Province of Heredia. --------------+--------+-------- Canton. | 1892. | 1897. --------------+--------+-------- Heredia | 16,480 | 19,635 Barba | 2,964 | 3,522 Santo Domingo | 5,118 | 6,069 Santa Barbara | 2,845 | 3,379 San Rafael | 4,204 | 4,998 --------------+--------+-------- Total | 31,611 | 37,603 --------------+--------+-------- Province of Guanacaste. -------------+--------+-------- Canton. | 1892. | 1897. -------------+--------+-------- Liberia | 5,883 | 7,021 Cañas | 2,165 | 2,570 Bagaces | 1,476 | 1,749 Santa Cruz | 5,948 | 7,021 Nicoya | 4,577 | 5,438 -------------+--------+-------- Total | 20,049 | 23,799 -------------+--------+-------- Comarca de Limon. -------------+--------+-------- Canton. | 1892. | 1897. -------------+--------+-------- Limon | 7,484 | 8,925 -------------+--------+-------- Comarca de Puntarenas. -------------+--------+-------- Canton. | 1892. | 1897. -------------+--------+-------- Puntarenas | 8,869 | 10,472 Esparta | 3,298 | 3,927 -------------+--------+-------- Total | 12,167 | 14,399 -------------+--------+-------- The following table shows the constant natural increase of the population, beginning with the year of 1868: 1868 131,510 1869 134,416 1870 137,387 71 140,423 72 143,525 73 146,696 74 149,937 75 153,250 76 156,636 77 160,097 1878 163,633 1879 167,248 1880 170,943 1881 174,720 1882 178,581 1883 182,528 1884 188,895 1885 195,483 1886 202,297 1887 209,357 1888 216,650 1889 224,250 1890 232,034 1891 240,126 1892 248,500 1893 257,155 1894 266,122 1895 275,400 1896 285,003 1897 288,799 The population of Costa Rica prior to 1868 was as follows: 1864 120,499 1844 79,982 1835 74,565 1826 61,846 1778 24,536 Costa Rica being a country of immense resources, with great opportunities for success in industrial, agricultural and commercial enterprises, it may be interesting to know its smaller subdivisions, called _barrios_ or districts, as presented in the following table, taken from the latest census, that of 1892: Province of San José. _Canton de San José._