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Potrero Grande
Puntarenasvillage
Demographic figures from INEC Costa Rica. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Potrero Grande, a village in Puntarenas, Costa Rica, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a equatorial latitude (9.019°, -83.175°). Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Based on its equatorial position, residents likely encounter hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,615 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 63% of daylight hours. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves1,492
- Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves1,419
- Passerini's TanagerRamphocelus passerinii Bonaparte, 1831 · Aves1,388
- Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) · Aves1,249
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves1,222
- Southern House WrenTroglodytes musculus J.F.Naumann, 1823 · Aves1,195
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves1,153
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves1,150
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.4 — 2026-07-166 km N of Santa Cruz, Panama
- M 4.4 — 2026-07-0121 km NW of Golfito, Costa Rica
- M 4.7 — 2026-06-0466 km SSW of Puerto Cortés, Costa Rica
- M 4.5 — 2026-05-2227 km S of Puerto Cortés, Costa Rica
- M 4.5 — 2026-05-1924 km NNE of San Vito, Costa Rica
- M 4.5 — 2026-05-094 km SSW of Cerro Punta, Panama
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Puntarenas
Geography & sun
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
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org