Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Facts and figures on Puntarenas at a glance
Name: Puntarenas (Puntarenas)Status: Mid-size place and regional capital
Population: 35,650 people
Region name (Level 3): Puntarenas
Region name (Level 2): Puntarenas
Region name (Level 1): Puntarenas Province
Country: Costa Rica
Continent: North America
Puntarenas is located in the region of Puntarenas Province and is also the regional capital of this region. The distance from Puntarenas to Costa Rica's capital San Jose (San José) is approximately 83 km / 52 mi (as the crow flies).
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| Place | Status | Population | Region |
| Puntarenas Puntarenas | Mid-size place / Regional capital | 35,650 people | Puntarenas Province Provincia de Puntarenas |
Map of Puntarenas
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| Place name | Region name Level 3 | Region name Level 2 | Region name Level 1 | Country | Continent |
| Puntarenas Puntarenas | Puntarenas Puntarenas | Puntarenas Puntarenas | Puntarenas Province Provincia de Puntarenas | Costa Rica | North America |
Time in Puntarenas
| Current time | Summer time (DST) | Standard time | Current timezone offset | Timezone |
| Fri, 26 Apr 2024 - 12:55pm (12:55h) | No | Fri, 26 Apr 2024 - 12:55pm (12:55h) | UTC -6.0 | America/Costa_Rica |
Geographic coordinates of Puntarenas
| Position | Latitude (width) | Longitude (length) |
| Show on map | 9°58'36.9"N (9.9769100°) | 84°50'16.4"W (-84.8379000°) |
Distances from Puntarenas
| To equator (0° lat) | To prime meridian (0° lon) | To the largest places |
| 1,105 km north of the equator | 9,270 km west of the prime meridian | Distances from Puntarenas |
Places around Puntarenas
5 places found within 5 km around Puntarenas. You can expand the radius of your search: 10 km15 km| Place | Population | Distance | Route |
| Carmen Carmen | - | 0.9 km 0.6 mi | show |
| Playitas Playitas | - | 1.3 km 0.8 mi | show |
| Cocal Cocal | - | 2.7 km 1.7 mi | show |
| Pochote Pochote | - | 4.3 km 2.7 mi | show |
| Puerto Escondido Puerto Escondido | - | 4.5 km 2.8 mi | show |
Airports around Puntarenas
1 airport found within 15 km around Puntarenas. You can expand the radius of your search: 50 km100 km| Airport | Code | Distance | Route |
| Puntarenas Chacarita Airport Puntarenas Chacarita Airport | JAP, MRCH | 7.2 km 4.5 mi | show |