Which country or map area contains Puntarenas?
Puntarenas is shown within Costa Rica in the atlas dataset.
- Country or map area
- Costa Rica
- Region name
- Puntarenas
- Approximate latitude
- 9.2° north
- Approximate longitude
- 83.9° west
- Country capital
- San José
- Country currency
- Costa Rican colón
- World region
- Central America
Quick answers about Puntarenas
What kind of place is Puntarenas?
It is shown in this atlas as a first-level state, province or administrative region.
Where is Puntarenas on the globe?
Its approximate map centre is 9.2° north latitude and 83.9° west longitude.
What is the capital of Costa Rica?
The country capital is San José.
Sources and review
Facts were last reviewed on 13 September 2026. Boundaries and state/province names use Natural Earth. Country reference fields use the Countries dataset. India boundary presentation follows the project’s stated Survey of India reference.