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San Rafael

Puntarenasvillage

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Coordinates9.98°, -84.61°

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City facts

Overview

Set in Puntarenas, Costa Rica, San Rafael is recorded in open geodata as a village. Its coordinates of 9.980°, -84.609° place it in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,879 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 74% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
9.9803
Longitude
-84.6091
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)
261,171
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    6,559
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    5,852
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    5,791
  • Clay-colored Thrush
    Turdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves
    5,782
  • Hoffmann's Woodpecker
    Melanerpes hoffmannii (Cabanis, 1862) · Aves
    5,609
  • White-winged Dove
    Zenaida asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    5,323
  • Turkey Vulture
    Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    5,146
  • Blue-gray Tanager
    Thraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    4,601

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
328
Largest magnitude
7.6
Largest event
2012-09-05

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Puntarenas

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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 this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Sources

  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • iNaturalist
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org