Platanares is a district of the Pérez Zeledón canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.

[1][2] Platanares was created on 13 May 1966 by an executive decree, Decreto Ejecutivo 2, which segregated it from San Pedro.

[2] Platanares has an area of 79.84 km2[3] and an elevation of 865 metres.

[1] The Costa Rica 2011 Census reported that Platanares's population at that time was 7,203.

[6] The district is covered by the following road routes: This Costa Rican location article is a stub.