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Palmares

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Palmares

Total population

38,000

Coordinates10.06°, -84.43°

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

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City facts

Overview

Palmares is a district of the Palmares canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
10.0565
Longitude
-84.4330
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)
656,471
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Clay-colored Thrush
    Turdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves
    17,840
  • Blue-gray Tanager
    Thraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    14,416
  • Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
    Amazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) · Aves
    13,468
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    13,253
  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    12,931
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    12,714
  • Hoffmann's Woodpecker
    Melanerpes hoffmannii (Cabanis, 1862) · Aves
    12,079
  • Turkey Vulture
    Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    10,752

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
313
Largest magnitude
7.6
Largest event
2012-09-05

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

José Figueres Ferrer
José Figueres Ferrer
Costa Rican politician (1906–1990)
Julio Acosta García
Julio Acosta García
President of Costa Rica (1872-1954)
Luis Alberto Monge
Luis Alberto Monge
President of Costa Rica (1925-2016)
Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich
Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich
President of Costa Rica (1907-1969)
J
Jorge Solís
Costa Rican association football player
L
Luis Gabelo Conejo
Costa Rican footballer
Johnny Araya Monge
Johnny Araya Monge
Costa Rican politician
Danny Carvajal
Danny Carvajal
Costa Rican association football player
A
Alex Sánchez Cruz
Costa Rican football defender
A
Alberto Manuel Brenes Mora
Costa Rican botanist (1870-1948)
L
Luis Guillermo Campos
Costa Rican association football player
M
Minor Arguedas
Costa Rican association football player
J
Jorge Hine Saborío
Costa Rican politician
J
Juan Bautista Esquivel
Costa Rican footballer
O
Omar Arroyo
Costa Rican footballer
Rolando Araya Monge
Rolando Araya Monge
Costa Rican politician

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

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

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
98
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Palmares

Un recuerdo para mis nietos (de la autobiografía Gilberto Morera Vargas)
Ana Rita Morera Lobo · 1994

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image