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San Juan
Alajuelavillage
Demographic figures from INEC Costa Rica. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Situated in Alajuela, Costa Rica, San Juan is a village. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Its coordinates of 10.114°, -84.396° place it in the tropical zone of the northern hemisphere. The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for San Juan.
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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 · Aves18,166
- Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves15,236
- Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) · Aves13,520
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves13,196
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves13,011
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves12,694
- blue-and-white swallowNotiochelidon cyanoleuca (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves11,415
- Hoffmann's WoodpeckerMelanerpes hoffmannii (Cabanis, 1862) · Aves11,015
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 Alajuela
Geography & sun
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist