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Cangrejal

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Coordinates9.76°, -84.22°

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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

Latitude
9.7646
Longitude
-84.2202
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)
303,287
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Clay-colored Thrush
    Turdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves
    10,281
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    8,301
  • Blue-gray Tanager
    Thraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    8,219
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    8,130
  • White-winged Dove
    Zenaida asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    7,327
  • Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
    Amazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) · Aves
    6,976
  • Hoffmann's Woodpecker
    Melanerpes hoffmannii (Cabanis, 1862) · Aves
    6,931
  • Rufous-backed Wren
    Campylorhynchus capistratus (Lesson, 1842) · Aves
    6,483

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
341
Largest magnitude
6.5
Largest event
2017-11-13

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 San José

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.15
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,879

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

Sources

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