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Cañas

Guanacaste Province · Costa Rica
City population
20,306
#28
in Costa Rica
#2
in Guanacaste Province
#25,029
worldwide
San JoséCañas
10.431, -85.098 · 124 km from San José
Share of Costa Rica
0.4%
Of the national population
Elevation
86 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Distance to capital
To San José
Time zone
America/Costa_Rica
IANA zone identifier

About Cañas

Cañas is a city in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica with a population of 20,306. It is the 28th largest of the 35 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Costa Rica, and the 25,029th largest worldwide. It lies 124 km from San José.

Position in Costa Rica
#28of 35
LargestSmallest
Position in Guanacaste Province
#2of 3
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Guanacaste Province
Rank in region
#2of 3
Coordinates
10.431, -85.098
Record updated
7 September 2016
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.

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Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

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