Map of San Vicente, San José, Costa Rica

San Vicente is a city in San José, Costa Rica, with a population of about 34,447. It lies at 9.9619°N, 84.0494°W. San Vicente is about 5 km (3 mi) northeast of San José, the capital. The nearest city on our map is San José, 5 km to the southwest.

San Vicente at a glance

Where is San Vicente?

• The 9th largest city in Costa Rica by recorded population.
• The 4th largest city in San José on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 32 min on the shortest day to 12 h 42 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near San Vicente

• San José — 5 km southwest
• Curridabat — 6 km south
• Alajuela — 19 km west
• Paraíso — 24 km southeast
• San Isidro — 77 km southeast
• Puntarenas — 86 km west
• Limón — 111 km east
• Liberia — 169 km northwest
• Nueva Guinea — 197 km north, Nicaragua
• David — 246 km southeast, Panama

Largest cities in San José

• San José — 335,007
• San Isidro — 34,877
• Curridabat — 34,586

Largest cities in Costa Rica

• San José — 335,007
• Limón — 63,081
• Alajuela — 47,494
• Liberia — 45,380
• Paraíso — 39,702
• Puntarenas — 35,650
• San Isidro — 34,877
• Curridabat — 34,586

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Other places named San Vicente

• San Vicente — Buenos Aires, Argentina
• San Vicente — San Vicente Department, El Salvador
• San Vicente — Misiones, Argentina

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.