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Barreal
Herediavillage
Total population
36,000
Demographic figures from INEC Costa Rica. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Set in Heredia, Costa Rica, Barreal is recorded in open geodata as a village. On the world map it falls within the Western Hemisphere, specifically at 9.974°, -84.140°. Population sits at roughly 36,000 according to the open data we track. Based on its equatorial position, residents likely encounter hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,879 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 74% of daylight hours. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.
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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
- Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves43,814
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves39,001
- Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves37,688
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves37,566
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves36,250
- Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves35,039
- Hoffmann's WoodpeckerMelanerpes hoffmannii (Cabanis, 1862) · Aves32,291
- blue-and-white swallowNotiochelidon cyanoleuca (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves30,988
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.2 — 2026-05-164 km SE of Jacó, Costa Rica
- M 3.2 — 2026-05-1410 km SSW of Jacó, Costa Rica
- M 4.4 — 2026-05-144 km SE of Jacó, Costa Rica
- M 4.9 — 2026-05-1315 km NE of Jacó, Costa Rica
- M 4.1 — 2026-05-0525 km S of Parrita, Costa Rica
- M 5 — 2026-04-282 km NNE of Palmichal, Costa Rica
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 Heredia
- San Francisco1.6 mi away · pop. 62,000
- Llorente2.1 mi away · pop. 12,000
- San Joaquín2.2 mi away · pop. 8,400
- La Asunción2.2 mi away · pop. 7,700
- Miraflores2.3 mi away · pop. 10,200
- Heredia2.3 mi away · pop. 117,000
- Mercedes Norte2.4 mi away · pop. 32,000
- San Roque2.7 mi away
- San Lorenzo2.8 mi away · pop. 9,000
- Santa Rosa2.9 mi away · pop. 9,400
- San Antonio3.1 mi away · pop. 11,700
- Santa Lucía3.1 mi away · pop. 8,700
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
- Rincon de la Vieja Volcano, Costa RicaVolcanoes · 2026-04-27 · 101 mi
- Masaya Volcano, NicaraguaVolcanoes · 2026-04-26 · 196 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Barreal, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • NASA EONET