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Santa Marta
Puntarenasvillage
Demographic figures from INEC Costa Rica. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Santa Marta is a village that lies in Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Located at 9.166°, -83.407°, Santa Marta occupies a equatorial portion of the northern hemisphere. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,615 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 63% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.
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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
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves1,612
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves1,606
- Passerini's TanagerRamphocelus passerinii Bonaparte, 1831 · Aves1,602
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,432
- Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves1,416
- Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves1,394
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves1,320
- Golden-hooded TanagerStilpnia larvata (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1846) · Aves1,253
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 4.4 — 2026-07-166 km N of Santa Cruz, Panama
- M 4.4 — 2026-07-0121 km NW of Golfito, Costa Rica
- M 4.7 — 2026-06-0466 km SSW of Puerto Cortés, Costa Rica
- M 4.5 — 2026-05-2227 km S of Puerto Cortés, Costa Rica
- M 4.5 — 2026-05-1924 km NNE of San Vito, Costa Rica
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
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
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org