Baháʼí Faith in Costa Rica
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The Baháʼí Faith in Costa Rica begins when ʻAbdu'l-Bahá mentions it as one of the places Baháʼís should take the religion to in 1919. However the first pioneers began to settle in Coast Rica in 1940[1] followed quickly by the first Baháʼí Local Spiritual Assembly being elected in San José in April 1941.[2] The National Spiritual Assembly was first elected in 1961.[3] As of 2009 Baháʼís sources indicate the national community includes various peoples and tribes and over 4,000 members organized groups in over 30 locations throughout the country.[1] The Association of Religion Data Archives (relying mostly on the World Christian Encyclopedia) estimated some 13000 Baháʼís in 2005.[4]