San Marcos de Tarrazú
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San Marcos is the capital city of the canton of Tarrazú in the province of San José in Costa Rica. It is also the name of the distrito (district) that includes the city. The district of San Marcos covers an area of 42.07 km² (1), and has a population of 8,817 (2).
The city lies at an elevation of 1,429 meters above sea level (1) in a mountainous area known as Los Santos, 70 kilometers south of the national capital city of San José.
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(1) Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), 2001.
(2) Estimates of Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC), May 2003.
