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Río Cuarto
Alajuelatown
Total population
16,000
Demographic figures from INEC Costa Rica. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Found in Alajuela, Costa Rica, Río Cuarto is classified as a town in public datasets. Population sits at roughly 16,000 according to the open data we track. Located at 10.344°, -84.215°, Río Cuarto occupies a tropical portion of the northern hemisphere. Based on its tropical position, residents likely encounter 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
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 · Aves17,578
- Passerini's TanagerRamphocelus passerinii Bonaparte, 1831 · Aves15,769
- Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves15,073
- Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) · Aves14,424
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves12,071
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves11,878
- Montezuma OropendolaPsarocolius montezuma (Lesson, 1830) · Aves11,027
- Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum (Wied-Neuwied, 1821) · Aves10,626
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.3 — 2026-08-017 km SE of Orosi, Costa Rica
- M 5.2 — 2026-07-0718 km NW of Jacó, Costa Rica
- M 4.1 — 2026-07-034 km SSE of San Rafael Abajo, Costa Rica
- M 3.2 — 2026-05-164 km SE of Jacó, Costa Rica
- M 4.4 — 2026-05-144 km SE of Jacó, Costa Rica
- M 5 — 2026-05-1316 km ENE of Jacó, Costa Rica
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Río Cuarto
Search results from Open Library.
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
- • Open Library