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Villa Martín

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Coordinates11.22°, -72.79°

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City facts

Overview

Villa Martín is a village in La Guajira, Colombia. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. On the world map it falls within the Western Hemisphere, specifically at 11.217°, -72.791°. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,011 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 79% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. 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
11.2174
Longitude
-72.7905
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)
17,004
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Steel acacia
    Vachellia macracantha (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Seigler & Ebinger · Magnoliopsida
    1,682
  • Common Wireweed
    Sida acuta Burm.fil. · Magnoliopsida
    1,067
  • Coulteria mollis Kunth
    Coulteria mollis Kunth · Magnoliopsida
    523
  • Machaerium arboreum (Jacq.) Vogel
    Machaerium arboreum (Jacq.) Vogel · Magnoliopsida
    413
  • Prosopis, Mesquite, Algaroba bean, Mexican thorn, Ironwood
    Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC. · Magnoliopsida
    408
  • Gonopterodendron arboreum (Jacq.) Godoy-Bürki
    Gonopterodendron arboreum (Jacq.) Godoy-Bürki · Magnoliopsida
    352
  • white cordia
    Cordia dentata Poir. · Magnoliopsida
    327
  • Handroanthus billbergii (Bureau & K.Schum.) S.O.Grose
    Handroanthus billbergii (Bureau & K.Schum.) S.O.Grose · Magnoliopsida
    318

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
21
Largest magnitude
5.1
Largest event
2020-07-22

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.51
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,011

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

tropical milkweed
tropical milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Seen 2026-03-16
Enceladus gigas
Enceladus gigas
Enceladus gigas
Seen 2026-03-12
Domestic Chicken
Domestic Chicken
Gallus gallus domesticus
Seen 2025-11-04
Domestic Pig
Domestic Pig
Sus scrofa domesticus
Seen 2025-11-01
Donkey
Donkey
Equus asinus
Seen 2025-10-12
Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Ara ararauna
Seen 2025-10-04
Wiegmann's Striped Gecko
Wiegmann's Striped Gecko
Gonatodes vittatus
Seen 2025-10-01
Jaguarundi
Jaguarundi
Herpailurus yagouaroundi
Seen 2025-01-28
Blue-crowned Parakeet
Blue-crowned Parakeet
Thectocercus acuticaudatus
Seen 2023-09-02

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