San José Province
Montes de Oca
San Pedro

San Pedro de Montes de Oca

San Pedro de Montes de Oca is a city in the of east of the capital, . It is the main city in the canton of Montes de Oca, and is best known as the location of the University of Costa Rica, the largest public university in the country.
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  • Type: Town with 29,400 residents
  • Description: district in Montes de Oca canton, San José province, Costa Rica
  • Also known as: “Pedro”, “San Pedro”, and “San Pedro, Costa Rica”
  • Postal code: 11501

Places of Interest

Highlights include Estadio Ecológico and Biblioteca Nacional "Miguel Obregón Lizano".

Stadium
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is a stadium.

Library
La Biblioteca Nacional "Miguel Obregón Lizano", also known as the Biblioteca Nacional de Costa Rica is the national library of in . It is tasked with curating the cultural heritage of Costa Rica and maintains three copies of every book ever published in the country in addition to other works.

Museum
The is an archaeological museum in , . Since 2014, it has been located in front of Plaza de la Democracia. It was founded in 1977 by Fidel Tristán Castro, the first president of the INS. is situated 2½ km west of San Pedro de Montes de Oca.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zapote and Curridabat.

Village
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the fifth district of the San José canton, in the province of . It is one of the administrative units surrounding downtown.

Town
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is a prosperous suburb of on the route east to Cartago. There are boutique shops, malls, and upscale neighborhoods in . is situated 2½ km southeast of San Pedro de Montes de Oca.

Village
is the first distrito of San José Canton in , and one of the four administrative units that form downtown. This district is not heavily populated although it is a busy downtown area in daytime. is situated 2½ km west of San Pedro de Montes de Oca.

San Pedro de Montes de Oca

Latitude
9.93152° or 9° 55′ 54″ north
Longitude
-84.0503° or 84° 3′ 1″ west
Population
29,400
Elevation
1,199 metres (3,934 feet)
Open location code
66XQWWJX+JV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2634836835
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3621717
Wiki­data ID
Q1815110
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Swedish—“San Pedro de Montes de Oca” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “distritu de San Pedro”
  • Asturian: “San Pedro de Montes de Oca”
  • Asturian: “San Pedro”
  • Bengali: “সান পেদ্রো”
  • Cebuano: “San Pedro (kapital sa munisipyo sa Costa Rica)”
  • Cebuano: “San Pedro”
  • Chinese: “聖佩德羅德蒙特斯德奧卡區”
  • Dutch: “San Pedro, Costa Rica”
  • Dutch: “San Pedro”
  • Italian: “San Pedro”
  • Northern Sami: “San Pedro”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “San Pedro de Montes de Oca”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “San Pedro”
  • Norwegian: “San Pedro”
  • Polish: “San Pedro”
  • Russian: “Сан-Педро”
  • Slovenian: “San Pedro”
  • Spanish: “San Pedro de Montes de Oca”
  • Spanish: “San Pedro”
  • Swedish: “San Pedro (kommunhuvudort i Costa Rica)”
  • Swedish: “San Pedro, Costa Rica”

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