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Sabanilla

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Total population

12,700

Air quality index

36Good
Coordinates10.07°, -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

Sabanilla, a small village in Alajuela, Costa Rica, forms part of the country's settled landscape. On the world map it falls within the Western Hemisphere, specifically at 10.074°, -84.216°. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 12,700. 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. 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
10.0741
Longitude
-84.2157
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
36
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
7.3
PM10 (µg/m³)
8.2
Ozone (µg/m³)
29
NO₂ (µg/m³)
13.3

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,140,535
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Clay-colored Thrush
    Turdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves
    39,957
  • Blue-gray Tanager
    Thraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    34,385
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    31,294
  • White-winged Dove
    Zenaida asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    30,893
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    29,672
  • Great-tailed Grackle
    Quiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    29,394
  • Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
    Amazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) · Aves
    27,016
  • Hoffmann's Woodpecker
    Melanerpes hoffmannii (Cabanis, 1862) · Aves
    26,327

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
292
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

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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

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

Events

Sources

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