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Escazú has an area of 4.56 km 2 [3] and an elevation of 1,101 metres. [1]It is located on the northeast slopes of the Cerros de Escazú, 9 kilometers west of the national capital city of San José, and lies in the center of the canton, limiting west to Santa Ana Canton, north to San Rafael district and south to San Antonio district.
Because of its altitude, the temperature in the Central Valley varies between 15 and 30 °C or 59 and 86 °F, mainly because of the position toward the mountains (the altitude also varies between 800 m and 1,500 m above sea level).
San Jerónimo district location in Costa Rica Coordinates: 10°01′39″N 84°00′10″W / 10.0274036°N 84.0027275°W / 10.0274036; -84.0027275 Country
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 José Canton .
The town of Escazú with the mountains in the background. The highest peak is Cerro Rabo de Mico at 2,428 m (7,966 ft), followed closely by Cerro Cedral at a height of 2,420 m (7,940 ft).
Alajuela is an important transport hub for the country, connecting the capital city of San José with northwestern Costa Rica. As a part of the Greater Metropolitan Area , most of the inhabitants of Alajuela work in other cities or regions of the Central Valley, and every day receives residents from other locations to work in local factories.
Santa Ana (Spanish: Cantón de Santa Ana) is the ninth canton in the San José province of Costa Rica. [2] [3] It is located in the Central Valley.It borders with the Alajuela canton to the north, the Mora canton to the south and west, the Escazú canton to the east, as well as the Belén canton to the north east. [4]
San José (Spanish pronunciation: [saŋ xoˈse]) is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the central part of the country, and borders (clockwise beginning in the north) the provinces of Alajuela, Heredia, Limón, Cartago and Puntarenas. The provincial and national capital is San José. The province covers an area of 4,965.9 km².