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La Palma

Puntarenasvillage

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Coordinates8.64°, -83.46°

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City facts

Overview

Within Puntarenas, Costa Rica, La Palma stands as a village. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a equatorial latitude (8.645°, -83.461°). No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. The location receives about 1,789 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 70% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for La Palma.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
8.6448
Longitude
-83.4610
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
329,932
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Scarlet Macaw
    Ara macao (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    7,358
  • Yellow-throated Toucan
    Ramphastos ambiguus Swainson, 1823 · Aves
    6,439
  • Passerini's Tanager
    Ramphocelus passerinii Bonaparte, 1831 · Aves
    6,320
  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    5,279
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    5,241
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    5,234
  • Red-lored Parrot
    Amazona autumnalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    4,710
  • Orange-chinned Parakeet
    Brotogeris jugularis (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
    4,534

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
453
Largest magnitude
6.5
Largest event
2003-12-25

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Puntarenas

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.9
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,789

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