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Concepción
Herediavillage
Total population
2,300
Demographic figures from INEC Costa Rica. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Set in Heredia, Costa Rica, Concepción is recorded in open geodata as a village. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 2,300. Coordinates of 10.029°, -84.067° situate Concepción in the tropical zone of the northern hemisphere. The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.
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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 · Aves37,821
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves32,177
- Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves31,784
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves31,523
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves30,922
- Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves30,865
- Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis (P.L.S.Müller, 1776) · Aves27,491
- blue-and-white swallowNotiochelidon cyanoleuca (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves26,875
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 Heredia
- San Isidro1.1 mi away · pop. 7,000
- Concepción1.3 mi away
- Ángeles1.6 mi away · pop. 13,400
- San Francisco1.7 mi away
- San Josecito2 mi away
- Los Ángeles2.7 mi away · pop. 4,700
- San Pablo3 mi away · pop. 20,000
- San Josecito3 mi away
- San Luis3 mi away · pop. 4,400
- Santiago3 mi away
- San Vicente3.2 mi away · pop. 8,300
- San Miguel3.2 mi away · pop. 8,100
Geography & sun
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist