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San Francisco
Herediavillage
Total population
62,000
Demographic figures from INEC Costa Rica. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
San Francisco is a sizeable town located in Heredia, Costa Rica. Its coordinates of 9.995°, -84.128° place it in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. It is home to roughly 62,000 residents. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,879 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 74% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. 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
- Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves44,077
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves39,318
- Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves37,864
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves37,816
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves36,522
- Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves35,106
- Hoffmann's WoodpeckerMelanerpes hoffmannii (Cabanis, 1862) · Aves32,581
- blue-and-white swallowNotiochelidon cyanoleuca (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves31,441
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 3.2 — 2026-05-1410 km SSW of Jacó, Costa Rica
- M 4.4 — 2026-05-144 km SE of Jacó, Costa Rica
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 Heredia
- Heredia0.8 mi away · pop. 117,000
- Mercedes Norte0.9 mi away · pop. 32,000
- Miraflores1.4 mi away · pop. 10,200
- San Roque1.5 mi away
- Santa Lucía1.5 mi away · pop. 8,700
- Barva1.7 mi away · pop. 6,000
- San Joaquín1.8 mi away · pop. 8,400
- San Josecito1.8 mi away
- Santiago1.8 mi away
- San Lorenzo1.9 mi away · pop. 9,000
- Llorente2 mi away · pop. 12,000
- San Pablo2.1 mi away · pop. 20,000
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about San Francisco
Search results from Open Library.
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
- • Open Library