Map of San Isidro, San José, Costa Rica

San Isidro is a city in San José, Costa Rica, with a population of about 34,877. It lies at 9.3674°N, 83.6971°W. San Isidro is about 76 km (47 mi) southeast of San José, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Paraíso, 56 km to the north.

San Isidro at a glance

Where is San Isidro?

• The 7th largest city in Costa Rica by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in San José on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 35 min on the shortest day to 12 h 40 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near San Isidro

• Paraíso — 56 km north
• Curridabat — 71 km northwest
• San José — 76 km northwest
• San Vicente — 77 km northwest
• Alajuela — 92 km northwest
• Limón — 100 km northeast
• Puntarenas — 142 km northwest
• David — 174 km southeast, Panama
• Liberia — 237 km northwest
• Nueva Guinea — 271 km north, Nicaragua

Largest cities in San José

• San José — 335,007
• Curridabat — 34,586
• San Vicente — 34,447

Largest cities in Costa Rica

• San José — 335,007
• Limón — 63,081
• Alajuela — 47,494
• Liberia — 45,380
• Paraíso — 39,702
• Puntarenas — 35,650
• Curridabat — 34,586
• San Vicente — 34,447

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Other places named San Isidro

• San Isidro — Lima region, Peru
• San Isidro — Buenos Aires, Argentina
• San Isidro — México, Mexico

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.