City profile · Costa Rica · North America
San José
Alajuela Province · Costa Rica
City population
31,430
#10
in Costa Rica
#2
in Alajuela Province
#17,286
worldwide
10.952, -85.136 · 161 km from San José
About San José
San José is a city in Alajuela Province, Costa Rica with a population of 31,430. It is the 10th largest of the 35 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Costa Rica, and the 17,286th largest worldwide. It lies 161 km from San José.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Alajuela Province
Rank in region
#2of 3
Elevation
50 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Costa_Rica
Coordinates
10.952, -85.136
Record updated
2024-07-07
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.