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Los Chiles

Alajuelatown

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Total population

13,000

Coordinates11.03°, -84.72°

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

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City facts

Overview

Los Chiles, a small town in Alajuela, Costa Rica, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 13,000. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a tropical latitude (11.033°, -84.715°). The location receives about 1,616 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 63% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
11.0335
Longitude
-84.7153
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)
525,726
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Egret
    Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    8,613
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    8,420
  • Northern Jacana
    Jacana spinosa (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    8,240
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    7,990
  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    7,677
  • Green/Striated Heron
    Butorides virescens (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    7,632
  • Anhinga
    Anhinga anhinga (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    7,354
  • Great-tailed Grackle
    Quiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    7,328

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
125
Largest magnitude
6.3
Largest event
2005-08-03

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Alajuela

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.43
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,616

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

Sources

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