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Las Juntas

Guanacastetown

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Total population

10,000

Coordinates10.28°, -84.96°

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

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City facts

Overview

Las Juntas is a small town that lies in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. It is home to roughly 10,000 residents. Las Juntas maps to 10.281°, -84.960° — squarely within the tropical belt. The location receives about 1,605 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 63% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
10.2807
Longitude
-84.9597
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)
1,031,794
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Brown Jay
    Psilorhinus morio (Wagler, 1829) · Aves
    18,321
  • Lesson's Motmot
    Momotus lessonii R.Lesson, 1842 · Aves
    16,403
  • Great-tailed Grackle
    Quiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    15,477
  • Clay-colored Thrush
    Turdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves
    15,124
  • Lesser Violetear
    Colibri cyanotus (Bourcier, 1843) · Aves
    14,999
  • Northern Emerald-Toucanet
    Aulacorhynchus prasinus (Gould, 1833) · Aves
    14,934
  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    14,129
  • Slate-throated Redstart
    Myioborus miniatus (Swainson, 1827) · Aves
    14,032

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
282
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

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 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