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Libraries in Costa Rica map & data

There are 118 libraries mapped in Costa Rica, spread over 7 regions. The most are in Provincia San José (41), Provincia Alajuela (23) and Provincia Heredia (16) - Provincia San José alone holds 35% of them. 95% of them carry a name, and many add an address, phone number, website or opening hours. Well-known examples include Biblioteca Nacional Miguel Obregón Lizano, Biblioteca Pública Cantonal de Santa Bárbara and Biblioteca Pública de La Unión.

118locations
7regions
5 KBlayer size
November 2026updated
A sample of libraries in Costa Rica. Open every one of them in the studio.

Libraries by region

RegionLocationsShare
Provincia San José4135%
Provincia Alajuela2319%
Provincia Heredia1614%
Provincia Guanacaste1210%
Provincia Cartago97.6%
Provincia Limón97.6%
Provincia Puntarenas86.8%

Notable libraries in Costa Rica

  1. Biblioteca Nacional Miguel Obregón LizanoSan José · Provincia San José · library
  2. Biblioteca Pública Cantonal de Santa BárbaraSanta Bárbara · Provincia Heredia · library
  3. Biblioteca Pública de La UniónProvincia Cartago · library
  4. American Data LiberiaProvincia Guanacaste · library
  5. Archivo MunicipalQuesada · Provincia Alajuela · library
  6. Centro de documentación del Centro de Investigaciones Históricas de América CentralProvincia San José · library
  7. Biblioteca Pública HerediaHeredia · Provincia Heredia · library
  8. Centro de la Cultura CartaginesaCartago · Provincia Cartago · library
  9. Biblioteca David KitsonProvincia Guanacaste · library
  10. BibliotecaAtenas · Provincia Alajuela · library
  11. Biblioteca Joaquín García MongeHeredia · Provincia Heredia · library
  12. Biblioteca Lic. Francisco Mayorga RivasLiberia · Provincia Guanacaste · library
  13. Biblioteca Arturo Aguero ChavesProvincia Alajuela · library
  14. Biblioteca Municipal Fabián Dobles RodríguezSan Antonio · Provincia Heredia · library
  15. Biblioteca Pública de NicoyaNicoya · Provincia Guanacaste · library
  16. Biblioteca Estercita CastroProvincia Alajuela · library
  17. Biblioteca Municipal Isaac Felipe AzofeifaSanto Domingo · Provincia Heredia · library
  18. Biblioteca Pública de TilaránProvincia Guanacaste · library
  19. Biblioteca Francisco Picado SotoAlajuela · Provincia Alajuela · library
  20. Biblioteca ParacitoParacito · Provincia Heredia · library
  21. Bilbioteca Sede GuanacasteProvincia Guanacaste · library
  22. Biblioteca ITCRProvincia Alajuela · library
  23. Biblioteca Pública GuararíProvincia Heredia · library
  24. Librería Divino NiñoLiberia · Provincia Guanacaste · library
  25. Biblioteca Municipal de NaranjoProvincia Alajuela · library
  26. Biblioteca Pública San PabloSan Pablo · Provincia Heredia · library
  27. Librería Huacas-DepotLiberia · Provincia Guanacaste · library
  28. Biblioteca Municipal de PalmaresProvincia Alajuela · library
  29. Biblioteca Pública Semioficial de ChilamatePuerto Viejo · Provincia Heredia · library
  30. Librería La SuizaLiberia · Provincia Guanacaste · library
  31. Biblioteca Pública Miguel Obregón LizanoAlajuela · Provincia Alajuela · library
  32. Biblioteca Pública de ChilamateProvincia Heredia · library
  33. Librería RobacoLiberia · Provincia Guanacaste · library
  34. Biblioteca Pública Porfirio CamposUpala · Provincia Alajuela · library
  35. Biblioteca Pública de San JoaquínSan Joaquín · Provincia Heredia · library
  36. Biblioteca Pública Ramón Echeverría MesénSan Ramón · Provincia Alajuela · library
  37. Biblioteca Pública de San RafaelSan Rafael · Provincia Heredia · library
  38. Biblioteca de BiologíaProvincia Heredia · library
  39. Biblioteca de finca 6Provincia Heredia · library
  40. Librería y bazar KuquiProvincia Heredia · library

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Every library in the layer comes with its name, category, brand and operator, street address, city, postcode, phone, website, opening hours, the region it is in, latitude and longitude (each where known). Public and university libraries.

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How many libraries are there in Costa Rica?

This layer holds 118 libraries in Costa Rica, the most of them in Provincia San José. The data is refreshed every 6 months; this release is from November 2026.

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The name, category, brand and operator, street address, city, postcode, phone, website, opening hours, the region it is in, latitude and longitude (each where known).

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