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Jacó

Puntarenastown

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Total population

20,000

Coordinates9.62°, -84.63°

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

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City facts

Overview

Set in Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Jacó is recorded in open geodata as a town. Located at 9.616°, -84.628°, Jacó occupies a equatorial portion of the northern hemisphere. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 20,000. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The location receives about 1,879 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 74% of daylight hours. 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
9.6156
Longitude
-84.6281
Water area
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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)
351,520
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Scarlet Macaw
    Ara macao (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    10,004
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    7,807
  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    7,343
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    6,191
  • Turkey Vulture
    Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    5,932
  • Great-tailed Grackle
    Quiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    5,789
  • Clay-colored Thrush
    Turdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves
    5,485
  • Blue-gray Tanager
    Thraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    5,236

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
340
Largest magnitude
7.6
Largest event
2012-09-05

Most recent

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

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Puntarenas

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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

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