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Curridabat
San Josétown
Total population
33,000
Air quality index
Demographic figures from INEC Costa Rica. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Within San José, Costa Rica, Curridabat stands as a town. Population sits at roughly 33,000 according to the open data we track. Curridabat maps to 9.914°, -84.036° — squarely within the equatorial belt. The location receives about 1,879 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 74% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves38,021
- Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves33,375
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves32,956
- Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves32,867
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves32,713
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves31,626
- Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis (P.L.S.Müller, 1776) · Aves31,479
- Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) · Aves28,122
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 5 — 2026-05-1316 km ENE 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 San José
- Tirrases0.5 mi away · pop. 18,879
- Sánchez1.2 mi away · pop. 7,000
- San Antonio1.3 mi away · pop. 11,000
- San Francisco de Dos Ríos1.4 mi away · pop. 20,209
- Zapote1.7 mi away · pop. 23,000
- San Pedro1.7 mi away · pop. 29,400
- Fátima1.8 mi away
- Gravilias2.1 mi away
- Granadilla2.1 mi away · pop. 20,000
- Betania2.1 mi away · pop. 6,400
- Desamparados2.3 mi away · pop. 38,000
- Patarrá2.3 mi away
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 · 109 mi
- Masaya Volcano, NicaraguaVolcanoes · 2026-04-26 · 203 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Curridabat, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • NASA EONET