SANTA CRUZ

Guanacaste Province · COSTA RICA (CR) · 10.26°N / 85.59°W

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 3,621,607

Santa Cruz is a city in Costa Rica with a population of 12,281. It sits at 10.26/-85.59, runs on America/Costa_Rica, is 16 km from Belén.

Population 12,281

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone America/Costa_Rica

All facts

fields

Country: Costa Rica
Subdivision: Guanacaste Province
Coords: 10.26°N / 85.59°W
UTC offset: -6
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

N Belén Guanacaste Province 2,715 16.3 km

SE Nicoya Guanacaste Province 15,313 19.1 km

W Tamarindo Guanacaste Province 6,375 28.4 km

SE Hojancha Guanacaste Province 1,823 28.9 km

N Sardinal Guanacaste Province 3,267 29.2 km

S Sámara Guanacaste Province 1,071 42.4 km

SE Zapotal Guanacaste Province 0 42.5 km

N Liberia Guanacaste Province 45,380 44.5 km

NE Bagaces Guanacaste Province 4,108 46.5 km

SE Nandayure Guanacaste Province 1,649 49.1 km

Air access

nearby

NCT

Guanacaste Airport

Small airport

20.3 km

TNO

Tamarindo Airport

Small airport

25.9 km

NOB

Nosara Airport

Medium airport

32.3 km

LIR

Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport

Large airport

37.1 km

PLD

Playa Samara/Carrillo Airport

Small airport

44.6 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Santa Cruz?: 12,281 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Santa Cruz in?: America/Costa_Rica.
Which country is Santa Cruz in?: Costa Rica (CR).
Which airport serves Santa Cruz?: Guanacaste Airport (NCT).
How far is Santa Cruz from San José?: About 91 km.
Does Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz in?: Guanacaste Province.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/3621607

{
  "data": {
    "id": 3621607,
    "name": "Santa Cruz",
    "ascii_name": "Santa Cruz",
    "country_code": "CR",
    "population": 12281,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "America/Costa_Rica",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 10.26053,
    "longitude": -85.5851
  }
}

Context

comparatives

4.5x the population of Belén.
16 km from Belén.
Same timezone (America/Costa_Rica) as 135 other cities in Costa Rica.