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Colón

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Total population

17,000

Air quality index

50Good
Coordinates9.92°, -84.24°

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City facts

Overview

Colón, a town in San José, Costa Rica, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a equatorial latitude (9.915°, -84.242°). Population sits at roughly 17,000 according to the open data we track. The latitude suggests 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. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
9.9151
Longitude
-84.2423
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
50
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
11.7
PM10 (µg/m³)
12.8
Ozone (µg/m³)
13
NO₂ (µg/m³)
16.8

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
946,931
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Clay-colored Thrush
    Turdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves
    35,986
  • White-winged Dove
    Zenaida asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    32,295
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    32,119
  • Blue-gray Tanager
    Thraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    30,279
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    29,766
  • Great-tailed Grackle
    Quiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    29,472
  • Hoffmann's Woodpecker
    Melanerpes hoffmannii (Cabanis, 1862) · Aves
    27,934
  • Rufous-backed Wren
    Campylorhynchus capistratus (Lesson, 1842) · Aves
    27,112

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
309
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

Óscar Ramírez
Óscar Ramírez
Costa Rican professional footballer and manager
Michael Umaña
Michael Umaña
Costa Rican footballer
L
Leonora Jiménez
Costa Rican model,activist, conservationist, pro diversity
F
Fabián Dobles
Costa Rican politician and writer
Román Arrieta Villalobos
Román Arrieta Villalobos
Roman-Catholic archbishop
E
Edwin Cubero
Costa Rican footballer (1924-2000)
B
Beatriz Zamora López
primera dama
T
Thelmo Vargas Madrigal
Costa Rican politician and economist
D
Diego Mesén
Costa Rican association football player
E
Esteban Espinoza
Costa Rican footballer
Carlos Martínez
Carlos Martínez
Costa Rican footballer
M
Marco Tulio Mora Rivera
Costa Rican politician
J
Johnny Williams
Costa Rican footballer (1954-2018)
É
Édgar Murillo
costarican footballer

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 Colón

Urquiza colonizador
Manuel E. Macchi · 1949
Cristóbal Colón
San José de Serra, Carlos Serra Pickman marqués de · 1992
Colón en Salamanca
José Luis Espinel · 1988
La epopeya de Colón
José Devolx Y García · 1892
Puerto Rico under Colonial Rule
Puerto Rico under Colonial Rule
Ramón Bosque-Pérez · 2005
Oro y tinieblas
José Luis Gago Vaquero · 2014
La negación de la naturaleza
José Alfredo Llerena · 1922
The manifesto, which the general of brigade, Don Jose Figueroa, commandant-general and political chief of U. California, makes to the Mexican Republic, in regard to his conduct and that of the Snrs. D. Jose Maria de Hijars and D. Jose Maria Padres, as directors of colonization in 1833 and 1834
José Figueroa · 1855

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Keel-billed Toucan
Keel-billed Toucan
Ramphastos sulfuratus
Seen 2026-08-13
Streaked Sphinx
Streaked Sphinx
Protambulyx strigilis
Seen 2026-08-12
Torch ginger
Torch ginger
Etlingera elatior
Seen 2026-08-12
Crested Caracara
Crested Caracara
Caracara plancus
Seen 2026-08-12
Southern Sicklewing
Southern Sicklewing
Eantis thraso
Seen 2026-08-12
peacock flower
peacock flower
Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Seen 2026-08-12
Variegated Squirrel
Variegated Squirrel
Sciurus variegatoides
Seen 2026-08-12
Alpaida bicornuta
Alpaida bicornuta
Alpaida bicornuta
Seen 2026-08-12
Frigga pratensis
Frigga pratensis
Frigga pratensis
Seen 2026-08-12

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

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