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La Ribera

Herediavillage

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Total population

8,000

Coordinates9.99°, -84.18°

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

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City facts

Overview

La Ribera sits in Heredia, Costa Rica and is identified as a small village. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 8,000. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a equatorial latitude (9.989°, -84.185°). The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
9.9887
Longitude
-84.1849
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)
1,176,492
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Clay-colored Thrush
    Turdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves
    44,698
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    39,735
  • White-winged Dove
    Zenaida asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    38,330
  • Blue-gray Tanager
    Thraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    38,272
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    36,564
  • Great-tailed Grackle
    Quiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    34,814
  • Hoffmann's Woodpecker
    Melanerpes hoffmannii (Cabanis, 1862) · Aves
    33,548
  • blue-and-white swallow
    Notiochelidon cyanoleuca (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    31,124

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
295
Largest magnitude
6.5
Largest event
2017-11-13

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Adolfo Díaz
Adolfo Díaz
President of Nicaragua (1875-1964)
Otilio Ulate Blanco
Otilio Ulate Blanco
President of Costa Rica (1891-1973)
Chavela Vargas
Chavela Vargas
Mexican singer (1919–2012)
Álvaro Mesén
Álvaro Mesén
Costa Rican footballer
Marvin Angulo
Marvin Angulo
Costa Rican footballer
Óscar Ramírez
Óscar Ramírez
Costa Rican professional footballer and manager
José María Alfaro Zamora
José María Alfaro Zamora
Head of State, President and Vice President of Costa Rica (1799-1856)
Bernardo Soto Alfaro
Bernardo Soto Alfaro
Costa Rican politician (1854-1931)
Juan María Santamaría Rodríguez
Juan María Santamaría Rodríguez
national hero of Costa Rica (1831-1856)
José Porras
José Porras
Costa Rican footballer
W
Wardy Alfaro
Costa Rican footballer
Michael Umaña
Michael Umaña
Costa Rican footballer
León Cortés Castro
León Cortés Castro
President of Costa Rica (1882-1946)
Carlos Castro
Carlos Castro
Costa Rican footballer (1978)
Alfonso Quesada
Alfonso Quesada
Costa Rican footballer
J
Juan José Lara Arias
Costa Rican politician (1790-1856)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Heredia

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Geography & sun

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)