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La Virgen

Herediavillage

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Coordinates10.40°, -84.14°

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City facts

Overview

Situated in Heredia, Costa Rica, La Virgen is a village. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Located at 10.400°, -84.137°, La Virgen occupies a tropical portion of the northern hemisphere. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,605 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 63% of daylight hours. 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
10.3997
Longitude
-84.1368
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)
1,286,559
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Passerini's Tanager
    Ramphocelus passerinii Bonaparte, 1831 · Aves
    24,114
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    22,026
  • Clay-colored Thrush
    Turdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves
    21,474
  • Montezuma Oropendola
    Psarocolius montezuma (Lesson, 1830) · Aves
    20,876
  • Yellow-throated Toucan
    Ramphastos ambiguus Swainson, 1823 · Aves
    20,101
  • Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
    Amazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) · Aves
    20,026
  • Blue-gray Tanager
    Thraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    18,478
  • Social Flycatcher
    Myiozetetes similis (Spix, 1825) · Aves
    17,620

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
194
Largest magnitude
6.4
Largest event
2004-11-20

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Heredia

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.4
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,605

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about La Virgen

Escritura e imagen en Hispanoamérica
Cécile Michaud · 2015

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

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