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San Francisco
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Demographic figures from INEC Costa Rica. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Within Heredia, Costa Rica, San Francisco stands as a village. Located at 10.005°, -84.070°, San Francisco occupies a tropical portion of the northern hemisphere. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience 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. Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.
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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 · Aves41,334
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves36,370
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves35,652
- Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves35,558
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves34,112
- Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves33,885
- blue-and-white swallowNotiochelidon cyanoleuca (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves29,895
- Hoffmann's WoodpeckerMelanerpes hoffmannii (Cabanis, 1862) · Aves29,472
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
- San Isidro1.3 mi away · pop. 7,000
- Los Ángeles1.3 mi away · pop. 4,700
- Santo Tomás1.7 mi away · pop. 8,200
- San Vicente1.7 mi away · pop. 8,300
- San Pablo1.9 mi away · pop. 20,000
- San Miguel1.9 mi away · pop. 8,100
- Concepción2.1 mi away
- Santo Domingo2.3 mi away · pop. 5,400
- San Josecito2.4 mi away
- Santiago2.4 mi away
- San Josecito2.5 mi away
- Ángeles2.6 mi away · pop. 13,400
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