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Merced
San Josévillage
Total population
12,257
Demographic figures from INEC Costa Rica. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
As a small village in San José, Costa Rica, Merced occupies its own corner of the country. Population sits at roughly 12,257 according to the open data we track. Coordinates of 9.936°, -84.082° situate Merced in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,879 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 74% of daylight hours. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here








People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in San José
- Hospital0.2 mi away · pop. 19,270
- San José0.2 mi away · pop. 342,188
- Catedral0.3 mi away · pop. 12,936
- Cinco Esquinas0.8 mi away · pop. 9,400
- Calle Blancos1.3 mi away
- Colima1.4 mi away · pop. 19,000
- Uruca1.6 mi away · pop. 31,728
- San Juan1.8 mi away · pop. 27,000
- Zapote1.8 mi away · pop. 23,000
- Mata Redonda1.9 mi away · pop. 9,400
- Hatillo1.9 mi away · pop. 50,511
- Betania2 mi away · pop. 6,400
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Merced


Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library