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Palmira

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Coordinates10.21°, -84.38°

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City facts

Overview

Within Alajuela, Costa Rica, Palmira stands as a village. The settlement sits at 10.211°, -84.378°, a tropical location in the northern hemisphere. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,605 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 63% 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
10.2113
Longitude
-84.3775
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)
587,559
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Clay-colored Thrush
    Turdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves
    14,771
  • Blue-gray Tanager
    Thraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    12,508
  • Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
    Amazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) · Aves
    12,254
  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    10,046
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    9,816
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    9,636
  • Southern House Wren
    Troglodytes musculus J.F.Naumann, 1823 · Aves
    9,096
  • Brown Jay
    Psilorhinus morio (Wagler, 1829) · Aves
    8,440

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
274
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

Nearby places in Alajuela

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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

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Sources

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