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San José del Carretal
Atlánticovillage
Demographic figures from DANE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
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
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Twisted AirplantTillandsia flexuosa Sw. · Liliopsida1,691
- Slender-Leaved Mule-Ear OrchidTrichocentrum cebolleta (Jacq.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams · Liliopsida263
- White-tipped DoveLeptotila verreauxi Bonaparte, 1855 · Aves162
- Ruddy Ground-DoveColumbina talpacoti (Temminck, 1810) · Aves143
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves111
- Great EgretArdea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves108
- Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves97
- Wattled JacanaJacana jacana (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves87
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.2 — 2025-02-2015 km NNE of Nueva Granada, Colombia
- M 4.5 — 2019-03-061 km N of Barranquilla, Colombia
- M 4 — 2018-06-2639 km NNE of Barranquilla, Colombia
- M 4.5 — 2017-09-238 km E of Plato, Colombia
- M 4.4 — 2012-10-2012 km SE of Ciénaga, Colombia
- M 4.3 — 2011-08-088 km NNW of Ariguaní, Colombia
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
- Candelaria2.6 mi away · pop. 15,982
- Manatí3.2 mi away · pop. 19,808
- Campo de la Cruz4.6 mi away · pop. 22,879
- Bohórquez5.5 mi away
- Buenaventura de Leña5.8 mi away
- Mirador6.6 mi away
- Algodonal6.7 mi away
- Suan7.6 mi away · pop. 11,940
- Gallego7.8 mi away
- Puerto Giraldo8 mi away
- Aguada de Pablo8.5 mi away
- Santa Lucía8.6 mi away · pop. 16,023
Geography & sun
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
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
