圣荷西（西班牙语：San José）是中美洲国家哥斯达黎加的首都和人口最多的城市，也是圣荷西省的首府。圣荷西位于哥斯达黎加中央，海拔1170公尺(3839英尺)的高原上，在地理座标9°56′N 84°5′W / 9.933°N 84.083°W / 9.933; -84.083的地方。

根据2000年人口普查，圣荷西市中心圣荷西区(San José Canton)的人口为30万9672人；圣荷西在20世纪后半急速的成长，1950年时的人口仅为8万6900人。圣荷西都会区早已发展超过原来的圣荷西区，整个都会区的人口有一百多万人。

San José ("Saint Joseph", Spanish:San José, pronounced: [saŋ xoˈse]) is the capital of Costa Rica, head of the province of San José, and the nation's largest city. Located in the Central Valley, San José is the seat of national government, the focal point of political and economic activity, and the major transportation hub of this Central American nation. The population of San José Canton is 288,054, though the metropolitan area stretches beyond the canton limits and comprises a third of the country's population. It is named in honor of Joseph of Nazareth.