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Oriental

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Total population

13,000

Coordinates9.86°, -83.92°

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

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City facts

Overview

As a small village in Cartago, Costa Rica, Oriental occupies its own corner of the country. The population stands at approximately 13,000. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a equatorial latitude (9.864°, -83.916°). Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,615 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 63% of daylight hours. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
9.8637
Longitude
-83.9160
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,116,550
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Clay-colored Thrush
    Turdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves
    27,993
  • Rufous-collared Sparrow
    Zonotrichia capensis (P.L.S.Müller, 1776) · Aves
    26,296
  • Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
    Amazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) · Aves
    23,259
  • Blue-gray Tanager
    Thraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    21,746
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    21,372
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    21,228
  • Great-tailed Grackle
    Quiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    20,896
  • Finsch's conure
    Aratinga finschi (Salvin, 1871) · Aves
    18,734

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
309
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

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Alberto Oreamuno Flores
President of Costa Rica (1905-1980)
José Santos Lombardo y Alvarado
José Santos Lombardo y Alvarado
Costa Rican politician and university teacher (1775-1829)
Rodrigo Carazo Odio
Rodrigo Carazo Odio
President of Costa Rica (1926-2009)
C
Carlos Johnson
Costa Rican footballer
Francisco María Oreamuno Bonilla
Francisco María Oreamuno Bonilla
Costa Rican politician (1801-1856)
J
José Rafael Meza
Costa Rican association football player (1920-1988)
Aniceto Esquivel Sáenz
Aniceto Esquivel Sáenz
President of Costa Rica (1824-1898)
A
Antonio Troyo Calderón
Roman Catholic Bishop (1923–2015)
Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno
Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno
President of Costa Rica (1859-1945)
Danny Fonseca
Danny Fonseca
Costa Rican footballer
Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán
Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán
Salvadoran politician (1801-1875)
Francisco Aguilar Barquero
Francisco Aguilar Barquero
President of Costa Rica for eight months between 1919 and 1920
José Rafael Gallegos
José Rafael Gallegos
President of Costa Rica (1784-1835)
Jesús Jiménez Zamora
Jesús Jiménez Zamora
former president of Costa Rica (1823-1897)
Braulio Carrillo Colina
Braulio Carrillo Colina
Head of State of Costa Rica (1800-1845)
Keylor Navas
Keylor Navas
Costa Rican association football player

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

Nearby places in Cartago

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.42
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,615

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

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Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

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Sources

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