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Alajuela
Alajuela Province · Costa Rica
City population
47,494
#3
in Costa Rica
#1
in Alajuela Province
#11,982
worldwide
10.017, -84.213 · 17 km from San José
About Alajuela
Alajuela is a city in Alajuela Province, Costa Rica with a population of 47,494. It is the 3rd largest of the 35 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Costa Rica, and the 11,982nd largest worldwide. It lies 17 km from San José.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Alajuela Province
Rank in region
#1of 3
Elevation
955 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Costa_Rica
Coordinates
10.017, -84.213
Record updated
2026-04-13
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 35 in Costa RicaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.