San José, Costa Rica

San José ("Saunt Joseph", Spaingie: San José, pronoonced: [saŋ xoˈse]) is the caipital an lairgest ceety o Costa Rica. Locatit in the Central Valley, San José is the seat o naitional govrenment, the focal point o poleetical an economic activity, an the major transportation hub o this Central American naition.

San José
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Eik-name(s):  Chepe
Motto(s):  Ad Meliora
San José
Coordinates: 9°56′N 84°5′W
Kintra	Costa Rica
Province	San José
Canton	San José
Foondit	ca. 1738
Caipital as o	16 Mey 1823
Govrenment
• Teep	Democratic Republic
• Mayor	Johnny Araya Monge (PLN)
Area
• City	44.62 km2 (17.23 sq mi)
Elevation	1170 m (3,840 ft)
Population  (2006)
• City	365,799
• Metro	1,715,485
• Metro density	8198.1/km2 (21,233/sq mi)
• Demonym	Josefino/a
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central Staundart Time)
Postal Code	10101
Area code(s)	+ 506
HDI (2007/2008)	0.748 – high[1]
Website	http://www.msj.go.cr

Foondit in 1738 bi order o Cabildo de León, San José is ane o the youngest caipital ceeties in Latin Americae bi year o conception, though it wis no named caipital till 1823.^[2] The day it is a modren ceety wi bustlin commerce, brisk expressions o airt an architecture, an spurred bi the kintra's improved tourism industry, it is a significant destination an stopower for foreign visitors.^[3]

Sister ceeties

Escazu Ceety, wast San José

• Taipei, Taiwan
• Miami-Dade Coonty, Florida, United States
• San Jose, Californie, Unitit States
• Kfar Saba, Israel
• Okayama, Japan
• Guadalajara, Mexico
• La Paz, Bolivie
• Beijing, Cheenae (2009)
• Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Jayapura, Indonesie

References

1. http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anexo:Provincias_de_Costa_Rica_por_IDH
2. History of San José, Costa Rica Archived 2012-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, by Spanish Abroad, Inc. Archived 2007-08-17 at the Wayback Machine
3. "Infoplease. San José, Costa Rica". Archived frae the original on 14 October 2007. Retrieved 27 Januar 2011.

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