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Escazú

San Josétown

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Total population

11,984

Coordinates9.92°, -84.14°

Demographic figures from INEC Costa Rica. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

As a small town in San José, Costa Rica, Escazú occupies its own corner of the country. Public datasets list a population of roughly 11,984. Located at 9.920°, -84.140°, Escazú occupies a equatorial portion of the northern hemisphere. The location receives about 1,879 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 74% of daylight hours. Based on its equatorial position, residents likely encounter hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. 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

Latitude
9.9195
Longitude
-84.1400
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,130,040
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Clay-colored Thrush
    Turdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves
    42,858
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    38,116
  • White-winged Dove
    Zenaida asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    37,003
  • Blue-gray Tanager
    Thraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    36,821
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    35,701
  • Great-tailed Grackle
    Quiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    34,532
  • Hoffmann's Woodpecker
    Melanerpes hoffmannii (Cabanis, 1862) · Aves
    31,489
  • blue-and-white swallow
    Notiochelidon cyanoleuca (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    30,453

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
313
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

Chavela Vargas
Chavela Vargas
Mexican singer (1919–2012)
G
Guillermo Zúñiga Chaves
Costa Rican politician and economist
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Jeannette Benavides
Costa Rican nanotechnologist
Jorge Antonio Salas Bonilla
Jorge Antonio Salas Bonilla
Costa Rican politician
M
Mayra González
Costa Rican politician and lawyer
Melico Salazar
Melico Salazar
Costa Rican singer
M
Melvyn Aguilar
Costa Rican writer
M
Miguel Yamuni Tabush
Costa Rican diplomat
Máximo Blanco
Máximo Blanco
Costa Rican military personnel (1824-1886)
N
Nancy Dobles
Costa Rican model
Pablo Salazar
Pablo Salazar
Costa Rican footballer
P
Paulino González Villalobos
Costa Rican writer (1944-1988)
P
Pedro Pérez Zeledón
Costa Rican diplomat (1854-1930)
P
Pedro Zeledón Mora
Costa Rican politician (1802-1870)
I
Isaías D'Oleo Ochoa
Costa Rican writer
R
Rafa Ugarte
Costa Rican singer

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

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

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
11
Avg daily Wikipedia views
0
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image