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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.
Website. www .escazu .go .cr. Escazú is the second canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica. [1] [2] The canton lies west of the San José Canton, and its whole territory is part of the Greater Metropolitan Area. The canton was one of the country's earliest, established on December 7, 1848. [3] As the metropolitan area has expanded ...
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). The range includes such other peaks as Cerro Pico Alto at 2,353 m (7,720 ft), Cerro Pico Blanco at 2,271 m (7,451 ft) and Cerro San Miguel at 2,035 m (6,677 ft).
The Greater Metropolitan Area of Costa Rica (Spanish: Gran Área Metropolitana, GAM) is the largest urban agglomeration in the country, comprising areas of high population density surrounding the capital, San José, which geographically corresponds to the Central Valley and extended to include the Guarco Valley, where some of the cantons of the Cartago province are located.
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]
11,320. • Density. 2,100/km 2 (5,400/sq mi) Time zone. UTC−06:00. Postal code. 10901. Santa Ana is a district and head city of the Santa Ana canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica. [ 1][ 2] The city acts as seat to the municipal government of the Santa Ana Canton.
San Antonio is one of the higher towns in the city. It has a traditional church with a square and football field in the center surrounded by the majority of its local shops and businesses. Transportation Road transportation. The district is covered by the following road routes: National Route 105; References. Costa Rica portal
Area. 71.65 square kilometres (27.66 sq mi) Established. 17 July 1976. Governing body. National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) Escazú Hills Protected Zone ( Spanish: Zona Protectora Cerros de Escazú ), is a protected area in Costa Rica, managed under the Central Conservation Area, it was created in 1976 by executive decree 6112-A. [1] [2]