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San Jose

Central America

San Jose is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica, located in the center of the country within the Central Valley. It serves as the nation's seat of government and primary economic and transportation hub. Founded around 1739, it became the country's capital in 1823, and had a population of 352,381 as of the 2022 census. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
352,381 1
2022 figure, from San Jose's own Wikipedia infobox.
Area (sq km)
44.62 1
Founding Year
1739 1
San Jose's own Wikipedia infobox gives c. 1739 for its founding; it became Costa Rica's capital in 1823, per the article lead.
Population Estimate Year
2022 1
Elevation (m)
1030 1
Latitude
9.9325 degrees north 1
Longitude
84.08 degrees west 1
Connections

Associated With

Costa Rica, Countries

San Jose is the capital of Costa Rica.

Source San Jose, Costa Rica (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Costa Rica, Countries
Source San Jose, Costa Rica (Wikipedia)
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Origin Of

Francisco Zuniga

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Francisco Zuniga

Site Of

University of Costa Rica

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Inter-American Court of Human Rights

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Sources
1. San Jose, Costa Rica (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    San José is simultaneously one of Costa Rica's cantons, with its municipal land area covering 44.62 square kilometers (17.23 square miles) and having within it an estimated population of 352,381 people in 2022.
  • Infobox, elevation
    Elevation 1,030 m (3,380 ft)
  • Infobox, coordinates
    09 55 57 N 84 04 48 W
  • Infobox: established_date
    1739
  • Lead section
    San José (Spanish: [saŋ xoˈse]; meaning "Saint Joseph") is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica, and the capital of San José Province. It is in the center of the country, in the mid-west of the Central Valley.
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Wikidata: San Jose
Wikidata Q3070, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
San Jose (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Central America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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