Desamparados

Desamparados is the 3rd canton in the province of in . The canton covers an area of 118.89 km2, and had a population of 223,226 in 2022, making it the third most populated among the 81 cantons of Costa Rica.
  • Canton of Costa Rica with about 223,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 1,160 metres (3,810 feet)
  • Description: canton in San José province, Costa Rica
  • Also known as
    “Cantón Desamparados”
    “Desamparados Canton”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Curridabat and Desamparados.
is a prosperous suburb of on the route east to Cartago.
Town
is a district of the canton, in the province of .
5 km northwest of Desamparados
Erodrigufer, Public domain.
Town
Aserrí is a district of the canton, in the province of .
6 km west of Desamparados
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Latitude
9.8555° or 9° 51′ 20″ north
Longitude
-84.0413° or 84° 2′ 29″ west
Open location code
66XQVX45+6F
Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Desamparados” goes by many names.
ديسامبارادوسArabic
ديسامبارادوس، كوستاريكاArabic
cantón de DesamparadosAsturian
DesamparadosAsturian
Cantó de DesamparadosCatalan
DesamparadosCatalan
Cantón de DesamparadosCebuano
德桑帕拉多斯縣Chinese
DesamparadosDutch
დესამპარადოსიGeorgian
დესამპარადოსი (კანტონი)Georgian
Cantone di DesamparadosItalian
デサンパラドスJapanese
DesamparadosasLithuanian
Desamparados KūnMin Nan Chinese
DesamparadosNorwegian
DesamparadosNorwegian Bokmål
DesamparadosPolish
ДесампарадосRussian
Cantón de DesamparadosSwedish
ДесампарадосUkrainian
DesamparadosVietnamese
Desamparados (tổng)Vietnamese

Localities in the Area

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