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San Rafael Abajo

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Coordinates9.89°, -84.08°

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City facts

Overview

San Rafael Abajo sits in San José, Costa Rica and is identified as a village. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. The settlement sits at 9.895°, -84.082°, a equatorial location in the northern hemisphere. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,879 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 74% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
9.8947
Longitude
-84.0823
Water area
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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)
1,115,888
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Clay-colored Thrush
    Turdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves
    41,337
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    36,318
  • White-winged Dove
    Zenaida asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    35,981
  • Blue-gray Tanager
    Thraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    35,160
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    34,308
  • Great-tailed Grackle
    Quiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    34,133
  • blue-and-white swallow
    Notiochelidon cyanoleuca (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    29,943
  • Hoffmann's Woodpecker
    Melanerpes hoffmannii (Cabanis, 1862) · Aves
    29,318

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
316
Largest magnitude
6.5
Largest event
2017-11-13

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Cristian Gamboa
Cristian Gamboa
Costa Rican association football player
Marvin Angulo
Marvin Angulo
Costa Rican footballer
Mauricio Wright
Mauricio Wright
Costa Rican footballer and manager
José Salvatierra
José Salvatierra
Costa Rican footballer
Roy Miller
Roy Miller
Costa Rican footballer
Michael Barrantes
Michael Barrantes
Costa Rican footballer
Giancarlo González
Giancarlo González
Costa Rican association football player
Joaquín García Monge
Joaquín García Monge
Twentieth century Costa Rican novelist (1881–1958)
J
Jorge Hernan Monge
Costa Rican footballer (1938-2019)
Walter Muñoz Céspedes
Walter Muñoz Céspedes
Costa Rican politician
Alejandro Alvarado Quirós
Alejandro Alvarado Quirós
Costa Rican writer and politician (1876-1945)
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Alexánder Obando
Costa Rican writer
Alfonso Chacón Rodríguez
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

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in San José

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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

Books about San Rafael Abajo

Aproximaciones a la narrativa de la Revolución Mexicana
Aproximaciones a la narrativa de la Revolución Mexicana
Francisco Hernández Ortiz · 2015

Search results from Open Library.

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
  • • Open Library