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Pital

Alajuelavillage

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Total population

15,000

Coordinates10.45°, -84.27°

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

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City facts

Overview

Situated in Alajuela, Costa Rica, Pital is a village. Its coordinates of 10.454°, -84.275° place it in the tropical zone of the northern hemisphere. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 15,000. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by 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. 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
10.4536
Longitude
-84.2745
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)
283,834
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Clay-colored Thrush
    Turdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves
    6,203
  • Passerini's Tanager
    Ramphocelus passerinii Bonaparte, 1831 · Aves
    5,808
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    5,546
  • Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
    Amazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) · Aves
    5,313
  • Blue-gray Tanager
    Thraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    5,313
  • Yellow-throated Toucan
    Ramphastos ambiguus Swainson, 1823 · Aves
    5,021
  • Montezuma Oropendola
    Psarocolius montezuma (Lesson, 1830) · Aves
    4,771
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    4,577

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
193
Largest magnitude
6.4
Largest event
2004-11-20

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

painter's-palette
painter's-palette
Anthurium andraeanum
Seen 2026-08-11
Yellow-throated Toucan
Yellow-throated Toucan
Ramphastos ambiguus
Seen 2026-08-09
Strawberry Poison Dart Frog
Strawberry Poison Dart Frog
Oophaga pumilio
Seen 2026-08-06
Caligo brasiliensis sulanus
Caligo brasiliensis sulanus
Caligo brasiliensis sulanus
Seen 2026-08-06
Black Vulture
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Seen 2026-08-03
Leaf Litter Toad
Leaf Litter Toad
Rhaebo haematiticus
Seen 2026-08-01
Golden Silk Spider
Golden Silk Spider
Trichonephila clavipes
Seen 2026-08-01
Ceiba Borer
Ceiba Borer
Euchroma giganteum
Seen 2026-07-30
Green Iguana
Green Iguana
Iguana iguana
Seen 2026-07-29

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

Events

Gallery

Sources

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