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Río Cuarto

Alajuelatown

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Total population

16,000

Coordinates10.34°, -84.22°

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

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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

Latitude
10.3444
Longitude
-84.2155
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)
795,446
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Clay-colored Thrush
    Turdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves
    17,578
  • Passerini's Tanager
    Ramphocelus passerinii Bonaparte, 1831 · Aves
    15,769
  • Blue-gray Tanager
    Thraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    15,073
  • Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
    Amazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) · Aves
    14,424
  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    12,071
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    11,878
  • Montezuma Oropendola
    Psarocolius montezuma (Lesson, 1830) · Aves
    11,027
  • Palm Tanager
    Thraupis palmarum (Wied-Neuwied, 1821) · Aves
    10,626

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
213
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

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 Río Cuarto

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

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