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The sphere is the icon of the country's cultural identity San José viewed from the International Space Station. 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, within San ...
According to Costa Rica Vacations, once tourists arrive in the country, 22% go to Tamarindo, 18% go to Arenal, 17% pass through Liberia (where the Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport is located), 16% go to San José, the country's capital (passing through Juan Santamaría International Airport), while 18% choose Manuel Antonio and 7% ...
Costa Rica (UK: / ˌ k ɒ s t ə ˈ r iː k ə /, US: / ˌ k oʊ s t ə-/ ⓘ; Spanish: [ˈkosta ˈrika]; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in the Central American region of North America.
As the seat of the Municipality of Puntarenas canton, it is awarded the title of city, which comprises the Puntarenas, Chacarita and El Roble districts. [1] [2] As the city of the first canton of the province, it is the capital city of the Puntarenas Province as well, according to the Administrative divisions of Costa Rica.
This is a list of national capitals, ordered according to total area.Capitals of dependent territories and disputed territories are marked in italics.The area of the capital city only includes the area occupied by the city and not the wider urban/metropolitan district or administrative division created solely for the city.
A planned capital, Islamabad, was then designated, and in 1958, as an interim measure, the capital was shifted to Rawalpindi, near to the future capital. Islamabad became capital in 1967 when its construction was completed. Jakarta (de facto) Indonesia: The capital will soon be moved to Nusantara on Borneo. See also: Capital of Indonesia. Nusantara
It is located in the central part of the country and borders the provinces of Limón to the east and San Jose to the west. The capital is Cartago; until 1823 it was also the capital of Costa Rica, which is now San José. The province covers an area of 3,124.61 km 2 [2] and has a population of 490,903. [3]
Limón (Spanish pronunciation:), also known as Puerto Limón, is the capital city of both the province and canton of the same name. One of Costa Rica's seven "middle cities" (i.e., main cities outside of San José's Greater Metropolitan Area), [1] [2] Limón has a population of 71,514, which made it, as of 2022, the most-populous city in the country outside of the Greater Metropolitan Area and ...