Map of San José, Costa Rica

San José is the capital of Costa Rica, with a population of about 335,007. It lies at 9.9333°N, 84.0833°W. The nearest city on our map is San Vicente, 5 km to the northeast.

San José at a glance

Where is San José?

• The largest city in Costa Rica by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 33 min on the shortest day to 12 h 42 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near San José

• San Vicente — 5 km northeast
• Curridabat — 6 km southeast
• Alajuela — 17 km northwest
• Paraíso — 26 km southeast
• San Isidro — 76 km southeast
• Puntarenas — 83 km west
• Limón — 115 km east
• Liberia — 167 km northwest
• Nueva Guinea — 199 km north, Nicaragua
• David — 247 km southeast, Panama

Largest cities in San José

• San Isidro — 34,877
• Curridabat — 34,586
• San Vicente — 34,447

Largest cities in Costa Rica

• Limón — 63,081
• Alajuela — 47,494
• Liberia — 45,380
• Paraíso — 39,702
• Puntarenas — 35,650
• San Isidro — 34,877
• Curridabat — 34,586
• San Vicente — 34,447

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.