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Jicaral

Puntarenasvillage

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Coordinates9.96°, -85.11°

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City facts

Overview

Jicaral sits in Puntarenas, Costa Rica and is identified as a village. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a equatorial latitude (9.962°, -85.114°). Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Based on its equatorial position, residents likely encounter hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,968 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 77% of daylight hours. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Jicaral.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
9.9621
Longitude
-85.1141
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)
105,941
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    1,961
  • Hoffmann's Woodpecker
    Melanerpes hoffmannii (Cabanis, 1862) · Aves
    1,767
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    1,669
  • Inca Dove
    Columbina inca (R.Lesson, 1847) · Aves
    1,660
  • White-winged Dove
    Zenaida asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,649
  • Black-necked Stilt
    Himantopus mexicanus (P.L.S.Müller, 1776) · Aves
    1,612
  • Whimbrel
    Numenius phaeopus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,597
  • Magnificent Frigatebird
    Fregata magnificens Mathews, 1914 · Aves
    1,573

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
283
Largest magnitude
7.6
Largest event
2012-09-05

Most recent

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

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.39
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,968

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

Sources

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