San José
San José is a village in San José de Alajuela, Costa Rica and has about 52,200 residents and an elevation of 875 metres. San José is situated nearby to the neighborhood Villa Rica, as well as near Pacto del Jocote.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 52,200 residents
- Also known as: “Barrio San José” and “San Jose”
- Postal code: 20102
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rafael Bolaños and Wildlife Rescue Center.
Rafael Bolaños
Stadium
Photo: JuanJoséLP, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Rafael Bolaños Stadium is a private multi use stadium located in El Coyol, in the outskirts of the city of Alajuela, Costa Rica. It was inaugurated in 2003 and in 2017 it received an overhaul in the infrastructure.
Wildlife Rescue Center
Park
Rescate Wildlife Rescue Center, formerly Rescate Animal Zoo Ave, is an urban park of approximately 14 hectares, located in La Garita, in the canton of Alajuela, Costa Rica. Wildlife Rescue Center is situated 3 km west of San José.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alajuela and San Pedro de Poás.
Alajuela
Photo: Bernal Saborio, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alajuela is a city in the Central Valley of Costa Rica, near San José. It is not to be confused with Alajuela Province, which extends north from the city of Alajuela to North Costa Rica.
San Pedro de Poás
Town
San Pedro is a district of the Poás canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. San Pedro de Poás is situated 7 km north of San José.
San Pedro de Santa Bárbara
Village
Photo: Mvblair, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Pedro, is one of the six districts of the Santa Bárbara canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica. It is located 2.5 kilometers west of Santa Bárbara and is officially a part of the province of Heredia. San Pedro de Santa Bárbara is situated 8 km east of San José.
San José
- Category: locality
- Location: San José de Alajuela, Alajuela, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, Central America, North America
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Latitude
10.01294° or 10° 0′ 47″ northLongitude
-84.24498° or 84° 14′ 42″ westPopulation
52,200Elevation
875 metres (2,871 feet)Open location code
762Q2Q74+52OpenStreetMap ID
node 847470051OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
13450685
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In Other Languages
“San José” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “San José”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Parque El Colegio and Cementerio San José.
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