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San José del Amparo

Alajuelavillage

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Coordinates10.85°, -84.67°

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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

Latitude
10.8521
Longitude
-84.6705
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
481,420
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    7,461
  • Great Egret
    Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    7,381
  • Northern Jacana
    Jacana spinosa (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    7,186
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    7,012
  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    6,896
  • Green/Striated Heron
    Butorides virescens (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    6,479
  • Amazon Kingfisher
    Chloroceryle amazona (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    6,424
  • Anhinga
    Anhinga anhinga (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    6,408

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
136
Largest magnitude
6.1
Largest event
2009-01-08

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

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

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

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