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Pitahaya

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Air quality index

49Good
Coordinates10.02°, -84.81°

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City facts

Overview

Pitahaya is a village that lies in Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Coordinates of 10.022°, -84.809° situate Pitahaya in the tropical zone of the northern hemisphere. The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,605 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined 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
10.0221
Longitude
-84.8090
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
49
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
7.9
PM10 (µg/m³)
9.8
Ozone (µg/m³)
40
NO₂ (µg/m³)
6.6

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
152,161
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Magnificent Frigatebird
    Fregata magnificens Mathews, 1914 · Aves
    4,582
  • Great-tailed Grackle
    Quiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    4,185
  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    3,864
  • White-winged Dove
    Zenaida asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3,835
  • Brown Pelican
    Pelecanus occidentalis Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    3,629
  • Royal Tern
    Thalasseus maximus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    3,225
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    2,859
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    2,719

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
331
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

Elizabeth Odio Benito
Elizabeth Odio Benito
Costa Rican politician and lawyer
Saturnino Lizano Gutiérrez
Saturnino Lizano Gutiérrez
President of Costa Rica (1826-1905)
H
Hermidio Barrantes
Costa Rican footballer
G
Geovanny Jara
Costa Rican footballer
Rónald Gómez
Rónald Gómez
Costa Rican footballer
John Jairo Ruiz
John Jairo Ruiz
Costa Rican footballer
M
Marvin Obando
Costa Rican footballer
P
Pedro Leal
footballer
E
Edgar Marín
Costa Rican footballer (1943–2023)
Hansell Arauz
Hansell Arauz
Costa Rican football player
H
Héctor Marchena
Costa Rican footballer
Uladislao Gamez Solano
Uladislao Gamez Solano
Costa Rican academic
A
Andrés Venegas García
Vice President of Costa Rica (1848-1939)
G
Gerry Gomez
Australian soccer player
M
Miguel Blanco Quirós
Costa Rican lawyer
A
Ariel Rodríguez
Costa Rican footballer

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

Nearby places in Puntarenas

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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

Events

Gallery

Sources

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