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San Juan Grande
Guanacastevillage
Demographic figures from INEC Costa Rica. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
San Juan Grande is a village in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. San Juan Grande maps to 10.264°, -84.946° — squarely within the tropical belt. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. The latitude suggests 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. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.
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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
- Brown JayPsilorhinus morio (Wagler, 1829) · Aves18,164
- Lesson's MotmotMomotus lessonii R.Lesson, 1842 · Aves16,406
- Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotus (Bourcier, 1843) · Aves15,036
- Northern Emerald-ToucanetAulacorhynchus prasinus (Gould, 1833) · Aves14,984
- Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves14,877
- Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves14,757
- Slate-throated RedstartMyioborus miniatus (Swainson, 1827) · Aves14,100
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves13,558
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- 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 4.9 — 2026-06-108 km NW of Sardinal, 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
Nearby places in Guanacaste
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