Escazú

Escazú is the second canton in the province of in Costa Rica. The canton lies west of the San José Canton, and its whole territory is part of the Greater Metropolitan Area.
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  • Type: canton of Costa Rica with 56,500 residents
  • Description: canton in San José province, Costa Rica
  • Also known as: “cantón d’Escazú”, “Escazu”, and “Escazú Canton”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Costa Rica National Stadium and Tobías Bolaños International Airport.

Stadium
Photo: MadriCR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a multi-purpose…

Aerodrome
Photo: Mariordo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is one of the…

Hospital
is a hospital in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San José and Hatillo.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is the capital and largest city of .

Village
is the tenth district of the San José canton, in the province of . is situated 3½ km southeast of Escazú.

Village
is the seventh district of the San José canton, in the province of . is situated 4 km northeast of Escazú.

Escazú

Latitude
9.9333° or 9° 56′ north
Longitude
-84.1333° or 84° 8′ west
Population
56,500
Elevation
1,038 metres (3,406 feet)
Open location code
66XQWVM8+8M
Geo­Names ID
3623786
Wiki­data ID
Q2221760
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Escazú” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “إسكاثو، كوستاريكا”
  • Arabic: “إسكاثو”
  • Asturian: “Escazú”
  • Cebuano: “Cantón de Escazú”
  • Chinese: “埃斯卡蘇縣”
  • Dutch: “Escazú”
  • French: “Escazú”
  • Galician: “Cantón de Escazú”
  • Georgian: “ესკასუს კანტონი”
  • German: “Escazú”
  • Italian: “cantone di Escazú”
  • Italian: “Cantone di Escazú”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Escazú Kūn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Escazú”
  • Norwegian: “Escazú”
  • Russian: “Эскасу”
  • Spanish: “Cantón de Escazú”
  • Swedish: “Cantón de Escazú”
  • Vietnamese: “Escazú”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Betina and Trejos Montealegre.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Estadio Ernesto Rohrmoser and Estadio Nicolás Masís.

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