San José

Summary

San José is a city^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,138 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• San José was a member of Creative Cities Network^[3].
• San José is located in San José Province^[4].
• San José is in the country of Costa Rica^[5].
• San José's head of government is recorded as Diego Miranda Méndez^[6].
• San José's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• San José's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• San José's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity^[9].
• San José's instance of is recorded as largest city^[10].
• San José's official language is recorded as Spanish^[11].
• Joseph is named after San José^[12].
• San José's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kfar Saba^[13].
• San José's twinned administrative body is recorded as San Jose^[14].
• San José's twinned administrative body is recorded as Santiago^[15].
• San José's twinned administrative body is recorded as Chimbote^[16].
• San José's twinned administrative body is recorded as Huancayo^[17].
• San José's twinned administrative body is recorded as Juliaca^[18].
• San José's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lima^[19].
• San José's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ahuachapán^[20].
• San José's twinned administrative body is recorded as Guatemala City^[21].
• San José's twinned administrative body is recorded as Quetzaltenango^[22].
• San José's twinned administrative body is recorded as San Pedro Sula^[23].
• San José's twinned administrative body is recorded as Okayama^[24].
• San José's twinned administrative body is recorded as Madrid^[25].
• San José's twinned administrative body is recorded as Santo Domingo^[26].
• San José's twinned administrative body is recorded as Taipei^[27].

Body

Geography

San José is in the country of Costa Rica^[5]. It is located in San José Province^[4].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+288054'}^[28], {'amount': '+342188'}^[29], and {'amount': '+335007'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[7], big city^[8], administrative territorial entity^[9], and largest city^[10].

History and Context

May 21, 1737 marks the founding of San José^[31]. Joseph is named after it^[12].

Why It Matters

San José ranks in the top 4% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,138 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]