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El Cairo

Limónvillage

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Total population

5,000

Air quality index

37Good
Coordinates10.12°, -83.54°

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City facts

Overview

El Cairo sits in Limón, Costa Rica and is identified as a small village. Around 5,000 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. Its coordinates of 10.121°, -83.538° place it in the tropical zone of the northern hemisphere. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The location receives about 1,564 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 61% of daylight hours. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for El Cairo.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
10.1209
Longitude
-83.5382
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
37
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
4.8
PM10 (µg/m³)
6
Ozone (µg/m³)
10
NO₂ (µg/m³)
6.3

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
130,693
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Montezuma Oropendola
    Psarocolius montezuma (Lesson, 1830) · Aves
    2,400
  • Keel-billed Toucan
    Ramphastos sulfuratus R.Lesson, 1830 · Aves
    2,109
  • Passerini's Tanager
    Ramphocelus passerinii Bonaparte, 1831 · Aves
    1,977
  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    1,762
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    1,720
  • Golden-hooded Tanager
    Stilpnia larvata (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1846) · Aves
    1,701
  • Social Flycatcher
    Myiozetetes similis (Spix, 1825) · Aves
    1,673
  • Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
    Amazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) · Aves
    1,666

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
181
Largest magnitude
6.4
Largest event
2004-11-20

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Esteban Alvarado
Esteban Alvarado
Costa Rican football player
R
Roy Myers
Costa Rican association football player and coach
E
Erick Sánchez
Costa Rican association football player
Darryl Parker
Darryl Parker
Costa Rican footballer
J
Jhamir Ordian
Costa Rican footballer
P
Pablo Arboine
Costa Rican footballer
J
Jefferson Brenes
Costa Rican footballer
F
Franklin Williams
Costa Rican footballer
I
Isidro Williams
costarican footballer
B
Bernardino Chaves
costarican footballer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Limón

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.29
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,564

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

Gallery

Sources

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