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San Rafael

Cartagotown

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Total population

28,000

Coordinates9.87°, -83.90°

Demographic figures from INEC Costa Rica. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

San Rafael sits in Cartago, Costa Rica and is identified as a town. Around 28,000 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. San Rafael maps to 9.870°, -83.904° — squarely within the equatorial belt. The location receives about 1,615 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 63% of daylight hours. Based on its equatorial position, residents likely encounter hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
9.8698
Longitude
-83.9036
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)
1,118,842
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Clay-colored Thrush
    Turdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves
    27,843
  • Rufous-collared Sparrow
    Zonotrichia capensis (P.L.S.Müller, 1776) · Aves
    26,090
  • Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
    Amazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) · Aves
    23,216
  • Blue-gray Tanager
    Thraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    21,602
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    21,171
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    21,091
  • Great-tailed Grackle
    Quiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    20,528
  • Finsch's conure
    Aratinga finschi (Salvin, 1871) · Aves
    18,563

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
303
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

W
Wálter Quesada
football referee
Benjamín Galindo
Benjamín Galindo
Mexican footballer
F
Federico Ramírez Méndez
Costa Rican mountain biker
J
José Rafael Quirós Quirós
Costa Rican Catholic archbishop
O
Oscar Gerardo Fernández Guillén
Costa Rican Roman Catholic bishop
Florencio del Castillo
Florencio del Castillo
Costa Rican cleric and politician (1778–1834)
Moisés Vincenzi Pacheco
Moisés Vincenzi Pacheco
Costa Rican writer and philosopher (1895-1964)
José Miguel Corrales Bolaños
José Miguel Corrales Bolaños
Costa Rican politician
F
Federico Malavassi Calvo
Costa Rican politician and lawyer
José Albertazzi Avendaño
José Albertazzi Avendaño
Costa Rican politician, writer and lawyer (1892-1967)
Óscar Esteban Granados
Óscar Esteban Granados
Costa Rican footballer
L
León Pacheco Solano
Costa Rican writer (1898-1980)
W
Wálter Elizondo
Costa Rican footballer (1942-2018)
A
Anco Marcio Vargas
Costa Rican association football player (1924-2002)
Giovanni Clunie
Giovanni Clunie
Costa Rican association football player
Cristin Granados
Cristin Granados
Costa Rican association football player

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

Nearby places in Cartago

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.42
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,615

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

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