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Parrita

Puntarenastown

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Total population

22,000

Coordinates9.52°, -84.32°

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

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City facts

Overview

Parrita sits in Puntarenas, Costa Rica and is identified as a town. Parrita maps to 9.522°, -84.322° — squarely within the equatorial belt. Population sits at roughly 22,000 according to the open data we track. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,879 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 74% 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
9.5217
Longitude
-84.3220
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)
170,563
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    5,045
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    4,373
  • Great-tailed Grackle
    Quiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    4,168
  • Turkey Vulture
    Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3,659
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    3,549
  • Scarlet Macaw
    Ara macao (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3,473
  • Magnificent Frigatebird
    Fregata magnificens Mathews, 1914 · Aves
    3,117
  • Passerini's Tanager
    Ramphocelus passerinii Bonaparte, 1831 · Aves
    2,927

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
356
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

M
Marvin Chinchilla
Costa Rican footballer

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

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 this place

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