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San José

Total population

342,188

Coordinates9.93°, -84.08°

Demographic figures from INEC Costa Rica. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

San José is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica, and the capital of San José Province. It is in the center of the country, in the mid-west of the Central Valley. San José is Costa Rica's seat of national government, focal point of political and economic activity, and major transportation hub. San José is simultaneously one of Costa Rica's cantons, with its municipal land area covering 44.62 square kilometers and having within it an estimated population of 352,381 people in 2022. Together with several other cantons of the central valley, including Alajuela, Heredia and Cartago, it forms the country's Greater Metropolitan Area, with an estimated population of over 2 million in 2017. The city is named in honor of Joseph of Nazareth.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
9.9328
Longitude
-84.0796
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

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Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,148,749
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Clay-colored Thrush
    Turdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves
    42,520
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    37,411
  • White-winged Dove
    Zenaida asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    36,831
  • Blue-gray Tanager
    Thraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    36,381
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    35,308
  • Great-tailed Grackle
    Quiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    34,762
  • blue-and-white swallow
    Notiochelidon cyanoleuca (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    30,766
  • Hoffmann's Woodpecker
    Melanerpes hoffmannii (Cabanis, 1862) · Aves
    30,340

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
306
Largest magnitude
6.5
Largest event
2017-11-13

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Notable people from here

Alejandro Alvarado Quirós
Alejandro Alvarado Quirós
Costa Rican writer and politician (1876-1945)
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Alexánder Obando
Costa Rican writer
Alfonso Chacón Rodríguez
Alfonso Chacón Rodríguez
Costa Rican writer
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Alfonso Ulloa Zamora
Costa Rican writer (1914-2000)
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Alfredo Trejos
Costa Rican writer
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Amalia Chaverri Fonseca
Costa Rican philologist
Ana Istarú
Ana Istarú
Costa Rican writer and actor
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Ana María Botey Sobrado
Costa Rican university teacher
Anacristina Rossi
Anacristina Rossi
Costa Rican writer
Rebeca Grynspan
Rebeca Grynspan
Costa Rican politician
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Andrés Castro Piche
Costa Rican association football player
Benjamín Núñez
Benjamín Núñez
Costa Rican diplomat (1915-1994)
Ariel Francisco Rodríguez
Ariel Francisco Rodríguez
Costa Rican footballer
A
Athim Rooper
Costa Rican association football player
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Carlos Clark
Costa Rican association football player
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Carlos Francisco Monge
Costa Rican writer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)