PUNTARENAS

Puntarenas Province · COSTA RICA (CR) · 9.98°N / 84.84°W

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 3,622,228

Puntarenas is a city in Costa Rica with a population of 35,650. It sits at 9.98/-84.84, runs on America/Costa_Rica, is 6 km from Chacarita.

Population 35,650

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone America/Costa_Rica

All facts

fields

Country: Costa Rica
Subdivision: Puntarenas Province
Coords: 9.98°N / 84.84°W
UTC offset: -6
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

E Chacarita Puntarenas Province 26,354 6.5 km

NE Miramar Puntarenas Province 6,540 17.4 km

E Esparza Puntarenas Province 15,575 18.9 km

SW Paquera Puntarenas Province 1,510 20.4 km

E Macacona Puntarenas Province 840 21.9 km

E Orotina Alajuela Province 6,135 35.2 km

N Juntas Guanacaste Province 4,737 36.1 km

E Desamparados Alajuela Province 14,448 36.5 km

W Nandayure Guanacaste Province 1,649 40.2 km

E San Rafael Alajuela Province 3,624 41.1 km

Air access

nearby

JAP

Chacarita Airport

Small airport

0.0 km

TMU

Tambor Airport

Small airport

32.8 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Puntarenas?: 35,650 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Puntarenas in?: America/Costa_Rica.
Which country is Puntarenas in?: Costa Rica (CR).
Which airport serves Puntarenas?: Chacarita Airport (JAP).
How far is Puntarenas from San José?: About 113 km.
Does Puntarenas 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 Puntarenas in?: Puntarenas Province.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/3622228

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  "data": {
    "id": 3622228,
    "name": "Puntarenas",
    "ascii_name": "Puntarenas",
    "country_code": "CR",
    "population": 35650,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "America/Costa_Rica",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 9.97691,
    "longitude": -84.8379
  }
}

Context

comparatives

1.4x the population of Chacarita.
6 km from Chacarita.
Same timezone (America/Costa_Rica) as 135 other cities in Costa Rica.