CAÑAS

Guanacaste Province · COSTA RICA (CR) · 10.43°N / 85.10°W

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 3,624,468

Cañas is a city in Costa Rica with a population of 20,306. It sits at 10.43/-85.10, runs on America/Costa_Rica, is 14 km from Tilarán.

Population 20,306

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone America/Costa_Rica

All facts

fields

Country: Costa Rica
Subdivision: Guanacaste Province
Coords: 10.43°N / 85.10°W
UTC offset: -6
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

E Tilarán Guanacaste Province 7,301 14.8 km

NW Bagaces Guanacaste Province 4,108 20.1 km

SE Juntas Guanacaste Province 4,737 22.5 km

N La Fortuna Guanacaste Province 1,774 29.1 km

N Bijagua Alajuela Province 1,090 33.6 km

NW Liberia Guanacaste Province 45,380 43.5 km

S Nandayure Guanacaste Province 1,649 45.4 km

E Poco Sol Alajuela Province 2,947 49.4 km

SW Nicoya Guanacaste Province 15,313 49.6 km

E La Fortuna Alajuela Province 3,010 49.8 km

Air access

nearby

CSC

Mojica Airport

Small airport

0.0 km

NCT

Guanacaste Airport

Small airport

49.9 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Cañas?: 20,306 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Cañas in?: America/Costa_Rica.
Which country is Cañas in?: Costa Rica (CR).
Which airport serves Cañas?: Mojica Airport (CSC).
How far is Cañas from San José?: About 58 km.
Does Cañas have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Costa Rica?: Spanish; Castilian.
What currency is used in Costa Rica?: Costa Rican Colon.
How many cities are in Costa Rica?: 136 on record.
Which admin region is Cañas in?: Guanacaste Province.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/3624468

{
  "data": {
    "id": 3624468,
    "name": "Cañas",
    "ascii_name": "Canas",
    "country_code": "CR",
    "population": 20306,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "America/Costa_Rica",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 10.43105,
    "longitude": -85.09825
  }
}

Context

comparatives

2.8x the population of Tilarán.
14 km from Tilarán.
Same timezone (America/Costa_Rica) as 135 other cities in Costa Rica.