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Palmar Norte

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Total population

12,000

Coordinates8.96°, -83.46°

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

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City facts

Overview

Palmar Norte is a small village in Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Palmar Norte maps to 8.962°, -83.456° — squarely within the equatorial belt. Population sits at roughly 12,000 according to the open data we track. The location receives about 1,789 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 70% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. 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
8.9620
Longitude
-83.4564
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)
45,737
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    1,251
  • Scarlet Macaw
    Ara macao (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,189
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    1,182
  • Great-tailed Grackle
    Quiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    1,147
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    1,129
  • Turkey Vulture
    Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    920
  • Mangrove Swallow
    Tachycineta albilinea (Lawrence, 1863) · Aves
    844
  • Little Blue Heron
    Egretta caerulea (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    778

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
410
Largest magnitude
6.5
Largest event
2003-12-25

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Puntarenas

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.9
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,789

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

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