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San José del Carretal

Atlánticovillage

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Coordinates10.44°, -74.91°

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City facts

Overview

As a village in Atlántico, Colombia, San José del Carretal occupies its own corner of the country. Its coordinates of 10.439°, -74.913° place it in the tropical zone of the northern hemisphere. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The location receives about 1,974 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 77% of daylight hours. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
10.4393
Longitude
-74.9126
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
7,710
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Twisted Airplant
    Tillandsia flexuosa Sw. · Liliopsida
    1,691
  • Slender-Leaved Mule-Ear Orchid
    Trichocentrum cebolleta (Jacq.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams · Liliopsida
    263
  • White-tipped Dove
    Leptotila verreauxi Bonaparte, 1855 · Aves
    162
  • Ruddy Ground-Dove
    Columbina talpacoti (Temminck, 1810) · Aves
    143
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    111
  • Great Egret
    Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    108
  • Smooth-billed Ani
    Crotophaga ani Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    97
  • Wattled Jacana
    Jacana jacana (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    87

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
10
Largest magnitude
4.7
Largest event
2006-05-02

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Atlántico

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.41
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,974

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Sources

  • Wikidata
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • iNaturalist
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org