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San José del Amparo
Alajuelavillage
Demographic figures from INEC Costa Rica. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Found in Alajuela, Costa Rica, San José del Amparo is classified as a village in public datasets. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a tropical latitude (10.852°, -84.671°). The location receives about 1,605 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 63% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public 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
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves7,461
- Great EgretArdea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves7,381
- Northern JacanaJacana spinosa (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves7,186
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves7,012
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves6,896
- Green/Striated HeronButorides virescens (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves6,479
- Amazon KingfisherChloroceryle amazona (Latham, 1790) · Aves6,424
- AnhingaAnhinga anhinga (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves6,408
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.5 — 2025-11-229 km NNW of San José, Costa Rica
- M 4.7 — 2025-10-049 km NNE of Tilarán, Costa Rica
- M 4.8 — 2025-08-014 km NNE of Quesada, Costa Rica
- M 4.3 — 2025-07-268 km WNW of La Fortuna, Costa Rica
- M 4.3 — 2024-10-1613 km N of Cañas, Costa Rica
- M 5.5 — 2024-04-1720 km ESE of Cárdenas, Nicaragua
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Geography & sun
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