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San Pedro
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Total population
29,400
Founded
1915
Elevation1205 m
Land area4.74 km²
Coordinates9.93°, -84.05°
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Founded
1915
Elevation
1205 m
Area
4.74 km²
Time zone
UTC−06:00
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
San Pedro is a district of the Montes de Oca canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.
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Geography
San Pedro has an area of km2 and an elevation of metres.
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Geography
Latitude
9.9323
Longitude
-84.0525
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)
1,052,334
Distinct species (top 10)
10
Most-observed species
- Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves37,149
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves32,577
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves32,252
- Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves32,193
- Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves32,093
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves30,457
- Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis (P.L.S.Müller, 1776) · Aves30,164
- Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) · Aves27,256
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
304
Largest magnitude
6.5
Largest event
2017-11-13
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
Alejandro Alvarado Quirós
Costa Rican writer and politician (1876-1945)
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Alexánder Obando
Costa Rican writer
Alfonso Chacón Rodríguez
Costa Rican writer
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Alfonso Ulloa Zamora
Costa Rican writer (1914-2000)
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Alfredo Trejos
Costa Rican writer
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Amalia Chaverri Fonseca
Costa Rican philologist
Ana Istarú
Costa Rican writer and actor
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Ana María Botey Sobrado
Costa Rican university teacher
Anacristina Rossi
Costa Rican writer
Rebeca Grynspan
Costa Rican politician
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Andrés Castro Piche
Costa Rican association football player
Benjamín Núñez
Costa Rican diplomat (1915-1994)
Ariel Francisco Rodríguez
Costa Rican footballer
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Athim Rooper
Costa Rican association football player
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Carlos Clark
Costa Rican association football player
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Carlos Francisco Monge
Costa Rican writer
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in San José
- Betania0.6 mi away · pop. 6,400
- Zapote0.9 mi away · pop. 23,000
- Guadalupe1 mi away · pop. 23,000
- Calle Blancos1.3 mi away
- San Francisco de Dos Ríos1.5 mi away · pop. 20,209
- San Francisco1.5 mi away
- Carmen1.5 mi away · pop. 3,200
- Catedral1.7 mi away · pop. 12,936
- San José1.8 mi away · pop. 342,188
- Anselmo Llorente1.9 mi away · pop. 14,000
- Tirrases1.9 mi away · pop. 18,879
- Merced2 mi away · pop. 12,257
Geography & sun
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.15
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,879
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
157
Avg daily Wikipedia views
5
Attention level
Obscure
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about San Pedro
Noli Me Tangere
José Rizal · 1902
Cárcel de amor
Diego de San Pedro · 1492
La Tumba de San Pedro y las catacumbas romanas
1954
La vida es sueño
Pedro Calderón de la Barca · 1740
San Pedro Calungsod
Jose Eleazar R. Bersales · 2012
Comedias religiosas
Pedro Calderón de la Barca · 1600
Pedro de San José Bethencourt
Máximo Soto-Hall · 1949
Historia de Marbella y San Pedro de Alcántara
Andrés García Baena · 2017
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Keel-billed Toucan
Ramphastos sulfuratus
Seen 2026-08-13
Hoffmann's Woodpecker
Melanerpes hoffmannii
Seen 2026-08-13
Brown Jay
Cyanocorax morio
Seen 2026-08-13
Black Witch
Ascalapha odorata
Seen 2026-08-13
Mexican Treehopper
Membracis mexicana
Seen 2026-08-13
Fleischmann's Glass Frog
Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni
Seen 2026-08-13
Speckled Racer
Drymobius margaritiferus
Seen 2026-08-13
Ghost Ant
Tapinoma melanocephalum
Seen 2026-08-13
Black Stink Bug
Proxys punctulatus
Seen 2026-08-13
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image