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San Rafael Arriba

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Coordinates9.66°, -84.10°

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City facts

Overview

San Rafael Arriba is a village in San José, Costa Rica. Coordinates of 9.662°, -84.104° situate San Rafael Arriba in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. The location receives about 1,879 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 74% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. 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
9.6624
Longitude
-84.1037
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)
146,859
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Clay-colored Thrush
    Turdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves
    3,912
  • Common Chlorospingus (Middle America)
    Chlorospingus flavopectus (Lafresnaye, 1840) · Aves
    3,485
  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    3,203
  • Rufous-collared Sparrow
    Zonotrichia capensis (P.L.S.Müller, 1776) · Aves
    2,769
  • Silver-throated Tanager
    Tangara icterocephala (Bonaparte, 1851) · Aves
    2,764
  • Flame-colored Tanager
    Piranga bidentata Swainson, 1827 · Aves
    2,564
  • Chestnut-capped Brushfinch
    Arremon brunneinucha (Lafresnaye, 1839) · Aves
    2,296
  • Purple-throated Mountain-gem
    Lampornis calolaemus (Salvin, 1865) · Aves
    2,287

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
346
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

S
Sandro Alfaro
Costa Rican footballer

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 Arriba

Los silencios quebrados de San Lorenzo
Los silencios quebrados de San Lorenzo
Rafael Acosta de Arriba · 1999

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