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San Rafael

Alajuelatown

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Coordinates10.67°, -84.82°

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City facts

Overview

San Rafael sits in Alajuela, Costa Rica and is identified as a town. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Coordinates of 10.671°, -84.821° situate San Rafael in the tropical zone of the northern hemisphere. Based on its tropical position, residents likely encounter warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The location receives about 1,605 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 63% of daylight hours. 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
10.6706
Longitude
-84.8208
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)
137,406
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Clay-colored Thrush
    Turdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves
    2,912
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    2,688
  • Passerini's Tanager
    Ramphocelus passerinii Bonaparte, 1831 · Aves
    2,545
  • Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
    Amazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) · Aves
    2,480
  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    2,347
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    2,290
  • Montezuma Oropendola
    Psarocolius montezuma (Lesson, 1830) · Aves
    2,241
  • Turkey Vulture
    Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,239

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
196
Largest magnitude
7.6
Largest event
2012-09-05

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Alajuela

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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 San Rafael

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

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