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San José de la Montaña

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San José de la Montaña

Total population

6,093

Founded

1954

Elevation1438 m
Land area37.04 km²
Coordinates10.06°, -84.11°

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City facts

Founded
1954
Elevation
1438 m
Area
37.04 km²
Time zone
UTC−06:00

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

San José de la Montaña is a district of the Barva canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.

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History & geography

History

San José de la Montaña was created on 5 July 1954 by Decreto Ejecutivo 35.

Geography

San José de la Montaña has an area of km2 and an elevation of metres.

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Geography

Latitude
10.0563
Longitude
-84.1136
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)
1,145,906
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Clay-colored Thrush
    Turdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves
    40,544
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    34,642
  • Blue-gray Tanager
    Thraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    33,855
  • White-winged Dove
    Zenaida asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    33,827
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    33,052
  • Great-tailed Grackle
    Quiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    31,998
  • Hoffmann's Woodpecker
    Melanerpes hoffmannii (Cabanis, 1862) · Aves
    28,884
  • blue-and-white swallow
    Notiochelidon cyanoleuca (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    28,334

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
284
Largest magnitude
6.5
Largest event
2017-11-13

Most recent

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

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Paulo Wanchope
Paulo Wanchope
Costa Rican association football player
Chavela Vargas
Chavela Vargas
Mexican singer (1919–2012)
Alfredo González Flores
Alfredo González Flores
Costa Rican politician and lawyer (1877-1962)
M
Mauricio Solís
Costa Rican footballer
Cleto González Víquez
Cleto González Víquez
President of Costa Rica (1858-1937)
Júnior Díaz
Júnior Díaz
Costa Rican footballer
H
Harold Wallace
Costa Rican footballer
W
William Mattus
Costa Rican football referee
K
Karina Bolaños
Costa Rican politician
M
Mario Pérez Rodríguez
Costa Rican association football player
C
Claudio Jara
Costa Rican footballer
Leonel Moreira
Leonel Moreira
Costa Rican footballer
W
William Sunsing
Costa Rican footballer
S
Santiago Bonilla
Costa Rican association football player (1910-1993)
M
María José Castillo Gutiérrez
Costa Rican singer
J
Jorge Ulate
Costa Rican association football player

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

Nearby places in Heredia

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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

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
31
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image