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Sámara

Guanacastevillage

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Coordinates9.88°, -85.53°

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City facts

Overview

Sámara is a village that lies in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a equatorial latitude (9.883°, -85.529°). Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,968 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 77% of daylight hours. Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
9.8834
Longitude
-85.5289
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
73,044
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    2,229
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    2,039
  • Rufous-backed Wren
    Campylorhynchus capistratus (Lesson, 1842) · Aves
    1,933
  • Great-tailed Grackle
    Quiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    1,847
  • Hoffmann's Woodpecker
    Melanerpes hoffmannii (Cabanis, 1862) · Aves
    1,575
  • White-winged Dove
    Zenaida asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,344
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    1,342
  • White-throated Magpie-Jay
    Calocitta formosa (Swainson, 1827) · Aves
    1,296

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
306
Largest magnitude
7.6
Largest event
2012-09-05

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Dinnia Díaz
Dinnia Díaz
Costa Rican association football player

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

Nearby places in Guanacaste

Browse all places in Guanacaste →

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.39
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,968

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

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