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Santa Elena

Puntarenastown

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Total population

5,000

Coordinates10.32°, -84.82°

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

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City facts

Overview

As a small town in Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Santa Elena occupies its own corner of the country. Public datasets list a population of roughly 5,000. Santa Elena maps to 10.317°, -84.824° — squarely within the tropical belt. The location receives about 1,605 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 63% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. 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
10.3165
Longitude
-84.8243
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)
1,846,509
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Clay-colored Thrush
    Turdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves
    29,799
  • Brown Jay
    Psilorhinus morio (Wagler, 1829) · Aves
    23,667
  • Crested Guan
    Penelope purpurascens Wagler, 1830 · Aves
    23,279
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    22,991
  • Southern House Wren
    Troglodytes musculus J.F.Naumann, 1823 · Aves
    22,516
  • Blue-gray Tanager
    Thraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    22,091
  • Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
    Amazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) · Aves
    21,889
  • Keel-billed Toucan
    Ramphastos sulfuratus R.Lesson, 1830 · Aves
    20,853

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
282
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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.4
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,605

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