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: Escazu” and “Escazú Canton

Places of Interest

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

Stadium
The is a multi-purpose stadium in , , . It was the first modern sporting and events arena to be built in .

Aerodrome
is one of four international airports in , and the secondary airport serving the city of , after .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San José and Hatillo.

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is the capital and largest city of . The undisputed cultural and economic center of Costa Rica's central valley, where most of the population lives, is also the most important transportation hub for domestic travel even though the international airport is in .

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 . It is an important industrial and commercial area 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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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Escazú” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: إسكاثو، كوستاريكا
  • Arabic: إسكاثو
  • Asturian: cantón d’Escazú
  • Asturian: Escazú
  • Cebuano: Cantón de Escazú
  • Chinese: Escazú Kūn
  • Chinese: 埃斯卡蘇縣
  • Dutch: Escazú
  • French: Escazu
  • 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
  • Spanish: Escazú
  • Swedish: Cantón de Escazú
  • Vietnamese: Escazú

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Escazú”. Photo: Armando Maynez, CC BY 2.0.