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Mercedes Sur

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Coordinates9.82°, -84.35°

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City facts

Overview

Found in San José, Costa Rica, Mercedes Sur is classified as a village in public datasets. Mercedes Sur maps to 9.824°, -84.353° — squarely within the equatorial belt. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by 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. 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
9.8239
Longitude
-84.3532
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)
380,376
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Clay-colored Thrush
    Turdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves
    11,886
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    10,351
  • Rufous-backed Wren
    Campylorhynchus capistratus (Lesson, 1842) · Aves
    9,575
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    9,548
  • Hoffmann's Woodpecker
    Melanerpes hoffmannii (Cabanis, 1862) · Aves
    9,284
  • Blue-gray Tanager
    Thraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    8,238
  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    7,702
  • White-winged Dove
    Zenaida asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    7,576

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
328
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

Alejandro Gómez
Alejandro Gómez
Costa Rican association football player
L
Leonel Bossa Vargas
association football player
Andrea Vargas
Andrea Vargas
Costa Rican athletics competitor

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

Nearby places in San José

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.15
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,879

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Mercedes Sur

Latin American sale
Christie, Manson & Woods International Inc. · 2005

Search results from Open Library.

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
  • • Open Library