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Esquipulas
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Demographic figures from INEC Costa Rica. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Esquipulas, a village in Alajuela, Costa Rica, forms part of the country's settled landscape. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. On the world map it falls within the Western Hemisphere, specifically at 10.058°, -84.422°. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The location receives about 1,605 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 63% of daylight hours. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.
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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 · Aves22,335
- Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves17,814
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves17,237
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves17,049
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves15,435
- Hoffmann's WoodpeckerMelanerpes hoffmannii (Cabanis, 1862) · Aves15,370
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves14,234
- Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) · Aves14,097
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.
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
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