Canton · San José Province
# Pérez Zeledón Canton

Pérez Zeledón Canton is a canton of Costa Rica in San José Province. It had an estimated 143,222 people in 2021 on 1,901 km² (about 75 per km²). It is divided into 12 districts. 389 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 826 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.
- 143,222 people (2021)
- 1,901 km²
- 12 districts
- 826 mapped services

## How many people live in Pérez Zeledón Canton?

Pérez Zeledón Canton had an estimated 143,222 people in 2021 — 8.6% of San José Province, 8th of 83 cantons. There are 1,009 women for every 1,000 men (close to the San José Province figure of 1,013). Spread over 1,901 km², that is about 75 people per km², 47th of 83 cantons.

20.4% of people are children under 15 and 9.4% are 65 or older; the median age is about 33 years (it is 34 across San José Province). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 42 children and older people.
- 0–4 9,544
- 5–9 10,093
- 10–14 9,544
- 15–19 9,748
- 20–24 11,825
- 25–29 13,293
- 30–34 13,040
- 35–39 11,639
- 40–44 9,890
- 45–49 8,575
- 50–54 8,351
- 55–59 7,735
- 60–64 6,548
- 65–69 5,093
- 70–74 3,272
- 75+ 5,032

Source: Costa Rica National Statistics Office (NSO) via OCHA HDX, population 2021 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO).

## Where is Pérez Zeledón Canton?

Pérez Zeledón Canton lies in San José Province, Costa Rica. It borders 9 other cantons: Buenos Aires Canton, Dota Canton, Limón Canton, Osa Canton, Paraíso Canton, Quepos Canton, Talamanca Canton, Tarrazú Canton and Turrialba Canton. By area it is the 7th largest of 84 cantons in Costa Rica. It covers 38.3% of San José Province. The centre of Pérez Zeledón Canton is about 82 km in a straight line from San José, the capital. The centre point is at 9.3368° N, 83.6483° W.

Source: Costa Rica National Statistics Office (NSO) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO).

## Things to see in and around Pérez Zeledón Canton

OpenStreetMap lists 46 named sights in Pérez Zeledón Canton: 17 waterfalls; 13 attractions; 5 viewpoints; 3 nature reserves; 3 ruins; 1 museum; 1 memorial; 1 monument; 1 national park; 1 cave.
- Museo Alexander F. Skutch · museum
- Catarata 1 · waterfall
- Catarata 2 · waterfall
- Catarata Caldera · waterfall
- Catarata La Estrella · waterfall
- Catarata Namú · waterfall
- Catarata Salto la Mona · waterfall
- Cataratas don Luis · waterfall
- Catartas Pandun · waterfall
- Catartas Roca Verde · waterfall
- Eco chontales waterfall · waterfall
- Entrance Waterfalls · waterfall
- Finca la Catarata de Licho · waterfall
- Las Palmas · waterfall
- Nauyaca 45m · waterfall
- Nauyaca Waterfalls · waterfall
- Pandun 2 · waterfall
- Upper Nauyaca Waterfalls · waterfall
- Chirripó National Park · national park
- Centro Biológico Quebradas · nature reserve
- Cloudbridge · nature reserve
- Sabana de Los Leones · nature reserve
- Mirador · viewpoint
- Mirador · viewpoint
- Mirador del Valle General · viewpoint
- Mirador del valle · viewpoint
- Vistas del General · viewpoint
- Agro Aventura San Miguel · attraction
- Cabinas San Miguel · attraction
- Cataratas Kilo · attraction

…and 16 more.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements.

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Pérez Zeledón Canton
- Time zone UTC−6, no daylight saving · America/Costa_Rica
- Currency Colon (CRC)
- Country calling code +506
- Languages Spanish, English
- Plug types Type A, B · 120 V
- Driving side Right
- Postcode format 5 digits (#####)

### Nearest airports
- Quepos Managua Airport (XQP) · Quepos 54 km
- Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ) · San Jose 88 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 05:14) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 05:42, sunset around 17:17).

Source: GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03; OurAirports (public domain).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Districts of Pérez Zeledón Canton
| District | Area km² | Localities | Services |
| Barú | 190 | 26 | 44 |
| Cajón | 119 | 34 | 41 |
| Daniel Flores | 64 | 52 | 102 |
| El General | 77 | 23 | 20 |
| La Amistad | 76 | 13 | 16 |
| Pejibaye | 141 | 39 | 25 |
| Platanares | 81 | 26 | 26 |
| Páramo | 203 | 26 | 31 |
| Rivas | 310 | 40 | 76 |
| Río Nuevo | 242 | 21 | 17 |
| San Isidro de El General | 192 | 100 | 380 |
| San Pedro | 206 | 40 | 48 |

Source: Costa Rica National Statistics Office (NSO) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO); GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

## Villages and localities in Pérez Zeledón Canton

Open gazetteers list 389 villages, towns and localities in Pérez Zeledón Canton. The largest with a recorded population: San Isidro (34,877), Daniel Flores (10,028) and Mercedes (5,467). Settlements here lie between about 93 m and 2,738 m above sea level (median 742 m).
- 12 de Marzo
- 3 de Abril
- 8 de Diciembre
- Achiotal
- Aeropuerto
- Aguas Buenas
- Alaska
- Alfombra
- Altamira
- Alto Alonso
- Alto Brisas
- Alto La Pera
- Alto Los Ángeles
- Alto Núñez
- Alto San Juan
- Alto Trinidad
- Alto del Guanacaste
- Angostura
- Arco Iris
- Arenilla
- Arepa
- Arizona
- Asentamiento El Percal
- Aurora
- Baidambú
- Bajo Arias
- Bajo Bonitas
- Bajo Caliente
- Bajo Esperanzas
- Bajo Espinoza
- Bajo Las Brisas
- Bajo Minas
- Bajo Mora
- Bajos
- Bajos Ceibo
- Bajos de Dorotea
- Bajos de Pacuar
- Barrantes
- Barrio Cáliz
- Barrio La Junta
- Barrio Nuevo
- Barucito
- Barú
- Bella Vista
- Bellavista
- Berlín
- Bijaguales
- Blanco
- Bocana
- Bolivia
- Bonita
- Bonitas
- Boquete
- Boston
- Brasilia
- Brujo
- Buenavista
- Buenos Aires
- Cacao
- Cajón
- Calientillo
- California
- Calle Moras
- Campo Viejo
- Campo de Aterrizaje
- Canaan
- Canaán
- Cantarranas
- Carbura
- Carmen
- Caña Blanca
- Cedral
- Ceiba
- Ceibo
- Ceniza
- Chanchera
- Chiles
- Chimirol
- China Kichá
- Chiricano
- Chispa
- Chontales
- Cocorí
- Concepción
- Convento
- Cooperativa
- Corazón de Jesús
- Corralillo
- Costa Ebro
- Crematorio
- Cristo Rey
- Cruces
- Cruz Roja
- Daniel Flores
- Delicias
- Desamparados
- División
- Doce de Marzo
- Dora Obando
- Dorotea
- Durán Picado
- El Aeropuerto
- El Calvario
- El Carmen
- El Ceibo
- El Clavel
- El Colegio
- El Cuzuco
- El Encanto
- El Hoyón
- El Invu
- El Llano
- El Nivel
- El Peje
- El Pilar
- El Prado
- El Progreso
- El Quemado
- El Roble
- El Río
- El Silencio
- El Valle
- Emmanuel
- España
- Esperanzas
- Estadio
- Farallas
- Fernando Volio
- Florida
- Fortuna
- Fátima
- General Nuevo
- General Viejo
- Gibre
- Gloria
- Guabo
- Guadalupe
- Guaria
- Hermanos Ruíz
- Hermosa
- Herradura
- Higuerones
- Hortencia
- Hortensia
- Hospital
- Hospital Viejo
- Hoyón
- I Griega
- Invu Barrantes
- Jardín
- Jilguero
- Jilguero Sur
- Juan Pablo II
- Juntas de Pacuar
- La Amistad
- La Aurora
- La Bambú
- La Bonita
- La Ceiba
- La Chispa
- La Chuma
- La Colonia
- La Ese
- La Esperanza
- La Gloria
- La Guaria
- La Hermosa
- La Linda
- La Lira
- La Lucha
- La Milagrosa
- La Palma
- La Piedra
- La Playa
- La Pradera
- La Reina
- La Sierra
- La Suiza
- La Unión
- Laboratorio
- Laguna
- Lagunilla de Tirrá
- Las Américas
- Las Bonitas
- Las Brisas
- Las Cruces
- Las Delicias
- Las Esperanzas
- Las Juntas de Pacuar
- Las Lagunas
- Las Mesas
- Las Nubes
- Las Rosas
- Linda
- Linda Arriba
- Linda Vista
- Loma Linda
- Loma Verde
- Lomas de Cocorí
- Los Almendros
- Los Arias
- Los Chanchos
- Los Chiles
- Los López
- Los Mora
- Los Pinos
- Los Reyes
- Los Torres
- Los Vega
- Los Ángeles
- Lourdes
- Luis Monge
- Líbano
- Macho Mora
- Marañón
- Marsella
- María Auxiliadora
- Mastatal
- Matasanos
- Mercedes
- Mercedes Abajo
- Mercedes Arriba
- Mesas
- Minas
- Miraflores
- Miravalles
- Moctezuma
- Mollejoncito
- Mollejones
- Monge Rodríguez
- Montecarlo
- Monterrey
- Mora
- Morazán
- Morete
- Naranjo
- Navajuelar
- Nubes
- Nueva Hortencia
- Nueva Santa Ana
- Ocho de Diciembre
- Ojo de Agua
- Oratorio
- Pacuarito
- Palma
- Palma Coco
- Palmares
- Palmital
- Paraíso
- Patio de Agua
- Pavones
- Pedregosito
- Pedregoso
- Peje
- Pejibaye
- Peñas Blancas
- Piedra
- Piedra Alta
- Piedras Blancas
- Pilar
- Pinar del Río
- Platanillo
- Playa Verde
- Playas
- Pocito
- Providencia
- Pueblo Nuevo
- Purruja
- Quebrada Honda
- Quebrada Vueltas
- Quebradas
- Quebradas Arriba
- Quizarrá
- Reina
- Renacer
- Repunta
- Reyes
- Ribera
- Rinconada Vega
- Rivas
- Roble
- Rosa Iris
- Rosario
- Rosario de Pacuar
- Rosas
- Río Blanco
- Río Nuevo
- Sagrada Familia
- Salitrales
- Salitre
- San Agustín
- San Andrés
- San Antonio
- San Antonio Abajo
- San Blas
- San Blás
- San Carlos
- San Dimas
- San Francisco
- San Gabriel
- San Gerardo
- San Ignacio
- San Isidro
- San Isidro de El General
- San Jerónimo
- San José
- San Juan Bosco (Patio de Agua)
- San Juan Norte
- San Juan de Dios
- San Juan de La Cruz
- San Juan de Miramar
- San Juancito
- San Lorenzo
- San Luis
- San Luis de Bocana
- San Marcos
- San Martín
- San Miguel
- San Pablito
- San Pablo
- San Pablo Abajo
- San Pedrito
- San Pedro
- San Rafael
- San Rafael Norte
- San Rafael Sur
- San Ramón Norte
- San Ramón Sur
- San Roque
- San Salvador
- San Vicente
- Santa Ana
- Santa Cecilia
- Santa Cruz
- Santa Eduviges
- Santa Elena
- Santa Fe
- Santa Fé
- Santa Juana
- Santa Lucía
- Santa Luisa
- Santa Margarita
- Santa Marta
- Santa María
- Santa Rosa
- Santa Teresa
- Santiago
- Santo Domingo
- Santo Tomás
- Savegre Abajo
- Siberia
- Sierra
- Sinaí
- Socorro
- Suiza
- Surtubal
- Tambor
- Terramía
- Tierra Prometida
- Tinamaste
- Tirrá
- Toledo
- Torito
- Tormenta
- Tres Piedras
- Trinidad
- Trocha
- Tumbas
- Unesco
- Unión
- Valencia
- Valverde
- Venecia
- Veracruz
- Viento Fresco
- Villa Argentina
- Villa Bonita
- Villa Flor
- Villa Hermosa
- Villa Ligia
- Villanueva
- Villas del Sur
- Vista de Mar
- Vistas del Chirripó
- Zapotal
- Zapote
- Zaragoza
- Águila Abajo
- Ángeles

Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements.

## Landscape and landmarks of Pérez Zeledón Canton

Named natural and historic features inside Pérez Zeledón Canton, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

279 rivers and streams; 2 waterfalls; 1 lake.
- Catarata Mona
- Catarata Salitre
- Lago Chirripó
- Quebrada Agua Buena
- Quebrada Agua Buena
- Quebrada Agua Buena
- Quebrada Almuerzos
- Quebrada Altamira
- Quebrada Angostura
- Quebrada Angulo
- Quebrada Arístides
- Quebrada Azul
- Quebrada Bacho
- Quebrada Banano
- Quebrada Barranco
- Quebrada Barrantes
- Quebrada Bañadero
- Quebrada Blanca
- Quebrada Bolivia
- Quebrada Bonita
- Quebrada Boquete
- Quebrada Borbón
- Quebrada Brenes
- Quebrada Cabra

…and 258 more.

### Coast and islands

1 island.
- Islote Cedral

### Hills and mountains

44 mountains; 4 hills; 3 mountain passes; 1 peak.
- Cerro Ventisqueros · 3,715 m
- Cerro Pirámide · 3,615 m
- Cerro Nuevo · 3,575 m
- Pico Sureste · 3,562 m
- Cerro de Terbi · 3,522 m
- Cerro de la Muerte · 3,474 m
- Cerro Buenavista · 3,467 m
- Cerro Frío · 3,453 m
- Cerro Páramo · 3,365 m
- Cerro Zacatales · 3,342 m
- Cerro Asunción · 3,314 m
- Cerro Amó · 3,244 m
- Cerro Lohmann · 3,144 m
- Cerro Palmital · 3,052 m
- Cerro Páramo · 2,890 m
- Cerro El Nivel · 2,838 m
- Cerro Cuerisí · 2,631 m
- Alto Macho Mora · 2,518 m
- Cerro Lira · 2,349 m
- Cerro Boruca · 2,214 m
- Alto Surtubal · 2,104 m
- Alto Valdeperas · 1,955 m
- Alto Salvaje · 1,908 m
- Alto San Antonio · 1,830 m

…and 28 more.

### Getting around

4 airfields; 1 airport; 1 bridge.
- Altagracia
- Altomonte
- Cajuela
- La Bonita
- Puente Los Gemelos
- San Isidro de El General Airport

Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features.

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Pérez Zeledón Canton and the best time to visit

In Pérez Zeledón Canton, the warmest month is Apr (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C). About 2,258 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (277 mm) and the driest Feb (60 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are January to March.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
| Month | Average °C | Rain mm |
| Jan | 21 | 101 |
| Feb | 21 | 60 |
| Mar | 22 | 73 |
| Apr | 22 | 125 |
| May | 22 | 253 |
| Jun | 22 | 240 |
| Jul | 21 | 266 |
| Aug | 21 | 226 |
| Sep | 21 | 233 |
| Oct | 21 | 277 |
| Nov | 21 | 254 |
| Dec | 21 | 150 |

Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Pérez Zeledón Canton

Places mapped inside Pérez Zeledón Canton in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.
- Hospitals 9
- Banks 42
- ATMs 3
- Petrol pumps 16
- Hotels 118
- Shopping malls 14
- Schools 259
- Colleges and universities 23
- Cinemas 2
- Pharmacies 21
- Restaurants 269
- Police stations 9
- Dental clinics 41

Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Quick answers
- Where is Pérez Zeledón Canton? In San José Province, Costa Rica
- What is the population of Pérez Zeledón Canton? 143,222 (2021 estimate)
- What is the median age in Pérez Zeledón Canton? About 33 years (2021 estimate)
- What is the population density of Pérez Zeledón Canton? About 75 people per km²
- What borders Pérez Zeledón Canton? Buenos Aires Canton, Dota Canton, Limón Canton, Osa Canton, Paraíso Canton, Quepos Canton, Talamanca Canton, Tarrazú Canton and Turrialba Canton
- What is there to see in Pérez Zeledón Canton? Agro Aventura San Miguel, Antiguo Castillo, Antiguo Hospital, Cabinas San Miguel
- What time zone is Pérez Zeledón Canton in? UTC−6
- What currency is used in Pérez Zeledón Canton? Colon (CRC)
- What language is spoken in Pérez Zeledón Canton? Spanish, English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Pérez Zeledón Canton? 389 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Pérez Zeledón Canton? Settlements lie between 93 m and 2,738 m
- What is the highest point in Pérez Zeledón Canton? Cerro Ventisqueros (3,715 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Pérez Zeledón Canton? January to March
- How many hospitals are in Pérez Zeledón Canton? 9 mapped
- How many banks are in Pérez Zeledón Canton? 42 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Pérez Zeledón Canton? 3 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Pérez Zeledón Canton? 16 mapped
- What is the P-code of Pérez Zeledón Canton? CR119 (OCHA common operational dataset)

At a glance
- Type: Canton
- Area: 1,901.4 km²
- P-code: CR119
- Province: San José Province

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