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Cangrejal
San Josévillage
Demographic figures from INEC Costa Rica. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Cangrejal, a village in San José, Costa Rica, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Its coordinates of 9.765°, -84.220° place it in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. 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. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Cangrejal.
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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 · Aves10,281
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves8,301
- Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves8,219
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves8,130
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves7,327
- Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) · Aves6,976
- Hoffmann's WoodpeckerMelanerpes hoffmannii (Cabanis, 1862) · Aves6,931
- Rufous-backed WrenCampylorhynchus capistratus (Lesson, 1842) · Aves6,483
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.3 — 2026-08-017 km SE of Orosi, Costa Rica
- M 5.2 — 2026-07-0718 km NW of Jacó, Costa Rica
- M 4.1 — 2026-07-034 km SSE of San Rafael Abajo, Costa Rica
- 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
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 San José
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
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org