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La Legua
San Josévillage
Air quality index
Demographic figures from INEC Costa Rica. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
As a village in San José, Costa Rica, La Legua occupies its own corner of the country. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Coordinates of 9.736°, -84.109° situate La Legua in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience 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. 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
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves7,287
- Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis (P.L.S.Müller, 1776) · Aves5,840
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves5,302
- Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves4,643
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves4,603
- Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) · Aves4,410
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves4,264
- Southern House-WrenTroglodytes musculus J.F.Naumann, 1823 · Aves4,152
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- 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 — 2026-05-145 km ESE of Jacó, Costa Rica
- M 4.9 — 2026-05-1315 km NE of Jacó, Costa Rica
- M 4.1 — 2026-05-0525 km S of Parrita, Costa Rica
- M 5 — 2026-04-282 km NNE of Palmichal, 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.
Nearby places in San José
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about La Legua
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Rincon de la Vieja Volcano, Costa RicaVolcanoes · 2026-04-27 · 113 mi
- Masaya Volcano, NicaraguaVolcanoes · 2026-04-26 · 209 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of La Legua, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET