As may have been observed, there is a great repetition of names in Costa Rica, especially of places named in honor of saints, which for commercial convenience will probably be changed. Of communities there are not less than Key to column headings: A: In the Department of San José. B: In the Department of Alajuela. C: In the Department of Cartago. D: In the Department of Heredia. E: In the Department of Guanacaste. F: In the Comarca de Puntarenas. A B C D E F 10 named San Rafael 3 2 3 1 1 1 7 ” San Juan 2 2 1 1 1 - 7 ” San Isidro 1 4 1 1 - - 7 ” Concepcion - 4 2 1 - - 6 ” San Antonio 3 1 - 1 1 - 5 ” San Pedro 1 2 - 2 - - 5 ” San Francisco 2 - 1 1 1 - 5 ” Los Angeles - 3 1 1 - - 5 ” San José 1 3 - 1 - - 5 ” San Pablo 2 - - 2 1 - 4 ” San Miguel 1 1 - 1 - 1 4 ” Santiago 1 1 1 1 - - 3 ” San Vicente 1 - - 1 1 - 3 ” San Jerónimo 1 1 - - 1 - 3 ” Mercedes 1 1 - 1 - - 3 ” Buenos Aires - 1 - - 1 1 3 ” Santa Rosa - - - 1 2 - 2 ” Santa Ana 1 - - - 1 - 2 ” San Ramon - 1 1 - - - 2 ” San Roque - 1 - 1 - - 2 ” Jesus - 1 - 1 - - 2 ” San Joaquin - - - 1 1 - 2 ” Santa Barbara - - - 1 1 - Of these 313 communities, distributed in 5 provinces with 28 cantones and in 2 comarcas with 3 cantones, the following table gives their relative importance: In the In the Centers. Inhabitants. warm zone. temperate zone.