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Dos Ríos

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Coordinates10.90°, -85.38°

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City facts

Overview

As a village in Alajuela, Costa Rica, Dos Ríos occupies its own corner of the country. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a tropical latitude (10.896°, -85.381°). Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,917 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 75% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
10.8955
Longitude
-85.3812
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
133,696
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • White-throated Magpie-Jay
    Calocitta formosa (Swainson, 1827) · Aves
    2,359
  • Keel-billed Toucan
    Ramphastos sulfuratus R.Lesson, 1830 · Aves
    2,240
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    2,160
  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    1,816
  • Montezuma Oropendola
    Psarocolius montezuma (Lesson, 1830) · Aves
    1,795
  • Lesser Greenlet
    Hylophilus decurtatus (Bonaparte, 1838) · Aves
    1,781
  • Turkey Vulture
    Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,779
  • Long-tailed Manakin
    Chiroxiphia linearis (Bonaparte, 1838) · Aves
    1,748

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
418
Largest magnitude
7.6
Largest event
2012-09-05

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Alajuela

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.25
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,917

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

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

Events

Sources

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