Batan: facts

At a glance

• Country: Costa Rica
• Region: Limón Province
• Administrative status: seat of a fourth-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA4)
• Population: approximately 4,584
• Coordinates: 10.0835° N, 83.3341° W
• Time zone: America/Costa_Rica (UTC-06:00)
• Currency: Colon (CRC)
• Distance to the capital, San Jose: 84 km (52 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Limón International Airport (LIO): 37 km (23 mi), straight line
• Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ): 89 km (56 mi), straight line
• Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO): 96 km (60 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Matina: 5.5 km (3.4 mi)
• Pacuarito: 15 km (9 mi)
• Siquirres: 19 km (12 mi)
• Limon: 34 km (21 mi)
• Turrialba: 43 km (27 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: San Jose, 84 km (52 mi)