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Puntarenas
Puntarenas Province · Costa Rica
City population
35,650
#6
in Costa Rica
#1
in Puntarenas Province
#15,444
worldwide
9.977, -84.838 · 83 km from San José
About Puntarenas
Puntarenas is a city in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica with a population of 35,650. It is the 6th largest of the 35 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Costa Rica, and the 15,444th largest worldwide. It lies 83 km from San José.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Puntarenas Province
Rank in region
#1of 3
Elevation
1 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Costa_Rica
Coordinates
9.977, -84.838
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.