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Mercedes Norte

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Total population

32,000

Coordinates10.01°, -84.13°

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

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City facts

Overview

Mercedes Norte, a village in Heredia, Costa Rica, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 32,000. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a tropical latitude (10.008°, -84.131°). The latitude suggests 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
10.0078
Longitude
-84.1313
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)
1,184,899
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Clay-colored Thrush
    Turdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves
    44,504
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    39,218
  • Blue-gray Tanager
    Thraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    38,006
  • White-winged Dove
    Zenaida asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    37,831
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    36,553
  • Great-tailed Grackle
    Quiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    35,081
  • Hoffmann's Woodpecker
    Melanerpes hoffmannii (Cabanis, 1862) · Aves
    32,641
  • blue-and-white swallow
    Notiochelidon cyanoleuca (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    31,563

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
290
Largest magnitude
6.5
Largest event
2017-11-13

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Chavela Vargas
Chavela Vargas
Mexican singer (1919–2012)
Randall Azofeifa
Randall Azofeifa
Costa Rican footballer
Michael Umaña
Michael Umaña
Costa Rican footballer
W
William Mattus
Costa Rican football referee
L
Leonora Jiménez
Costa Rican model,activist, conservationist, pro diversity
A
Anthony Velásquez
Costa Rican association football player
B
Bryan Vega
Costa Rican association football player
R
Rodolfo Rodríguez
Costa Rican footballer
A
Asdrúbal Paniagua
Costa Rican footballer
Beltrán Cortés
Beltrán Cortés
Costa Rican murderer
C
Carlos Alvarado Villalobos
Costa Rican footballer
F
Félix Arcadio Montero Monge
Costa Rican politician
A
Alejandra Castro
Costa Rican writer and lawyer
Astrid Fischel Volio
Astrid Fischel Volio
Costa Rican historian and politician
C
Cristian Blanco
Costa Rican association football player
D
Diego Díaz Porras
Costa Rican association football player

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

Nearby places in Heredia

Browse all places in Heredia →

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