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Florencia
Alajuelavillage
Total population
20,000
Demographic figures from INEC Costa Rica. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
As a village in Alajuela, Costa Rica, Florencia occupies its own corner of the country. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a tropical latitude (10.364°, -84.475°). Recent open-data figures place its population at about 20,000. The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,605 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 63% of daylight hours. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.
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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 · Aves11,671
- Passerini's TanagerRamphocelus passerinii Bonaparte, 1831 · Aves10,914
- Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves10,633
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves10,367
- Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) · Aves9,318
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves8,972
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves7,327
- Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus (P.L.S.Müller, 1776) · Aves6,926
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- 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
- M 5 — 2026-05-1316 km ENE 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
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org