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San Rafael
Alajuelatown
Demographic figures from INEC Costa Rica. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
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
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 · Aves2,912
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves2,688
- Passerini's TanagerRamphocelus passerinii Bonaparte, 1831 · Aves2,545
- Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) · Aves2,480
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves2,347
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves2,290
- Montezuma OropendolaPsarocolius montezuma (Lesson, 1830) · Aves2,241
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,239
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.9 — 2026-06-108 km NW of Sardinal, Costa Rica
- M 4.5 — 2025-11-229 km NNW of San José, Costa Rica
- M 4.7 — 2025-10-049 km NNE of Tilarán, Costa Rica
- M 4.8 — 2025-08-014 km NNE of Quesada, Costa Rica
- M 4.3 — 2025-07-268 km WNW of La Fortuna, Costa Rica
- M 4.3 — 2024-10-1613 km N of Cañas, Costa Rica
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Alajuela
- Cabanga4.5 mi away
- San Jorge10.1 mi away
- Santo Domingo14.1 mi away
- Caño Negro15.5 mi away
- San José del Amparo16.2 mi away
- Bijagua16.6 mi away · pop. 4,300
- La Fortuna18.2 mi away · pop. 17,000
- Santa Rosa20.1 mi away
- San Isidro de Zapote20.1 mi away
- Delicias24.5 mi away
- Boca Arenal25.2 mi away
- San Isidro26 mi away
Geography & sun
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
Gallery
Sources
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library