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Matapalo

Guanacastevillage

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Coordinates10.36°, -85.81°

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City facts

Overview

Found in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Matapalo is classified as a village in public datasets. Coordinates of 10.361°, -85.810° situate Matapalo in the tropical zone of the northern hemisphere. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. The location receives about 1,917 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 75% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. 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
10.3615
Longitude
-85.8104
Water area
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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)
91,225
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great-tailed Grackle
    Quiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    3,186
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    3,146
  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    2,551
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    2,431
  • White-winged Dove
    Zenaida asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,425
  • Rufous-backed Wren
    Campylorhynchus capistratus (Lesson, 1842) · Aves
    2,183
  • Hoffmann's Woodpecker
    Melanerpes hoffmannii (Cabanis, 1862) · Aves
    2,177
  • Brown Pelican
    Pelecanus occidentalis Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    1,858

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
484
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

R
Ramón Vecinos
Spanish football manager (1958–2009)
A
Amara Wilson
Costa Rican footballer
Nogui Acosta Jaén
Nogui Acosta Jaén
Costa Rican economist and politician

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

Nearby places in Guanacaste

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.25
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,917

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