Places in Costa Rica
Facts and figures about Costa Rica at a glance
Costa Rica is a sovereign country on the continent of North America. Costa Rica covers a total area of 51,100.0 km2 and has a population of approximately 4,999,441 people.The capital of Costa Rica is San Jose (San José) with a population of 335,007 people.
| Country | Code | Area | Population | P/km2 |
| Costa Rica | CR | 51,100.0 km2 | 4,999,441 people | 97.8 |
| Population density | |
| 97.8 p/km2 (very low) |
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Map of Costa Rica
Hotels in Costa Rica
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| Name | Official name | Code | Status | Regions | Capital | Continent |
| Costa Rica | Republic of Costa Rica | CR | Sovereign country | 7 | San Jose San José | North America |
Time in Costa Rica
| Current time | Summer time (DST) | Standard time | Current timezone offset | Timezone |
| Fri, 19 Apr 2024 - 2:20pm (14:20h) | No | Fri, 19 Apr 2024 - 2:20pm (14:20h) | UTC -6.0 | America/Costa_Rica |
Currency in Costa Rica
| Currency | Abbreviation |
| Colon | CRC |
Languages in Costa Rica
| Languages |
| English , Spanish |
Neighbouring countries of Costa Rica
| Neighbouring countries |
| Nicaragua, Panama Show neighbouring countries of Costa Rica in map. |
Telecommunication in Costa Rica
| International calling code | Internet top level domain (TLD) |
| +506 | .cr |
Latitude & Longitude of Costa Rica
| Position | Latitude (width) | Longitude (length) |
| Show on map | 10°00'00.0"N (10.0000000°) | 84°00'00.0"W (-84.0000000°) |
Regions in Costa Rica
| Regions |
| There are 7 primary administrative regions in Costa Rica. Have a closer look at the regions in Costa Rica. |
Largest places in Costa Rica
There are 48 places in Costa Rica with a population of more than 10,000 people.| Place | No | Population |
| San Jose San José | 1. | 335,007 |
| Limon Limón | 2. | 63,081 |
| Alajuela Alajuela | 3. | 47,494 |
| Liberia Liberia | 4. | 45,380 |
| Paraiso Paraíso | 5. | 39,702 |
| Puntarenas Puntarenas | 6. | 35,650 |
| San Isidro San Isidro | 7. | 34,877 |
| Curridabat Curridabat | 8. | 34,586 |
| San Vicente San Vicente | 9. | 34,447 |
| San Vicente de Moravia San Vicente de Moravia | 10. | 34,447 |
| San Jose San José | 11. | 31,430 |
| Purral Purral | 12. | 30,034 |
| Turrialba Turrialba | 13. | 28,955 |
| San Miguel San Miguel | 14. | 28,827 |
| San Pedro San Pedro | 15. | 27,477 |
| San Rafael Abajo San Rafael Abajo | 16. | 27,419 |
| Quesada Quesada | 17. | 27,310 |
| Cartago Cartago | 18. | 26,594 |
| Chacarita Chacarita | 19. | 26,354 |
| San Juan San Juan | 20. | 26,047 |
| Guadalupe Guadalupe | 21. | 26,005 |
| Aserri Aserrí | 22. | 25,874 |
| San Rafael San Rafael | 23. | 25,410 |
| San Felipe San Felipe | 24. | 24,985 |
| Patarra Patarrá | 25. | 23,983 |
| Tejar Tejar | 26. | 22,433 |
| Heredia Heredia | 27. | 21,947 |
| San Pablo San Pablo | 28. | 21,662 |
| Canas Cañas | 29. | 20,306 |
| Guapiles Guápiles | 30. | 19,092 |
| Siquirres Siquirres | 31. | 18,231 |
| San Diego San Diego | 32. | 16,991 |
| Esparza Esparza | 33. | 15,575 |
| San Juan de Dios San Juan de Dios | 34. | 15,469 |
| Nicoya Nicoya | 35. | 15,313 |
| San Rafael Arriba San Rafael Arriba | 36. | 15,051 |
| Desamparados Desamparados | 37. | 14,448 |
| Concepcion Concepción | 38. | 14,000 |
| Alajuelita Alajuelita | 39. | 13,845 |
| Sabanilla Sabanilla | 40. | 13,251 |
| Santa Cruz Santa Cruz | 41. | 12,281 |
| San Josecito San Josecito | 42. | 12,195 |
| Escazu Escazú | 43. | 12,071 |
| Naranjo Naranjo | 44. | 11,853 |
| Buenos Aires Buenos Aires | 45. | 11,680 |
| San Antonio San Antonio | 46. | 10,938 |
| San Ramon San Ramón | 47. | 10,765 |
| Tres Rios Tres Ríos | 48. | 10,430 |
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