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Sabalito
Puntarenasvillage
Demographic figures from INEC Costa Rica. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Sabalito sits in Puntarenas, Costa Rica and is identified as a village. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Its coordinates of 8.816°, -82.911° place it in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The location receives about 1,694 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 66% 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
- Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) · Aves13,436
- Passerini's TanagerRamphocelus passerinii Bonaparte, 1831 · Aves12,151
- Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves12,020
- Golden-hooded TanagerStilpnia larvata (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1846) · Aves10,843
- Silver-throated TanagerTangara icterocephala (Bonaparte, 1851) · Aves10,580
- Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus (P.L.S.Müller, 1776) · Aves10,162
- Paltry TyrannuletZimmerius vilissimus (P.L.Sclater & Salvin, 1859) · Aves10,137
- Rufous-breasted WrenPheugopedius rutilus (Vieillot, 1819) · Aves10,015
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 4.5 — 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
- M 4.4 — 2026-04-1933 km W of Burica, Panama
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Puntarenas
- San Vito4.1 mi away · pop. 15,000
- Aguabuena5.1 mi away
- Fila Guinea6.6 mi away
- Limoncito7.3 mi away
- Santa Elena8.5 mi away
- La Casona11.2 mi away
- Abrojo Guaymí11.4 mi away
- Neily11.7 mi away · pop. 15,000
- Río Claro14.1 mi away · pop. 14,000
- Altos de San Antonio15.1 mi away
- Colorado15.5 mi away
- Canoas19.9 mi away · pop. 16,000
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









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