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San Rafael
Cartagovillage
Demographic figures from INEC Costa Rica. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
As a village in Cartago, Costa Rica, San Rafael occupies its own corner of the country. Its coordinates of 9.908°, -83.978° place it in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,615 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with 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
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 · Aves32,494
- Rufous-collared SparrowZonotrichia capensis (P.L.S.Müller, 1776) · Aves31,453
- Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves27,994
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves27,928
- Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves27,834
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves27,096
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves26,827
- Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) · Aves24,955
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.3 — 2026-08-017 km SE of Orosi, Costa Rica
- M 5.2 — 2026-07-0718 km NW of Jacó, Costa Rica
- M 4.1 — 2026-07-034 km SSE of San Rafael Abajo, Costa Rica
- M 3.2 — 2026-05-164 km SE of Jacó, Costa Rica
- M 3.2 — 2026-05-1410 km SSW of Jacó, Costa Rica
- M 4.4 — 2026-05-144 km SE of Jacó, Costa Rica
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Cartago
Geography & sun
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