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Santa Rosa
San Josévillage
Total population
3,700
Demographic figures from INEC Costa Rica. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Santa Rosa sits in San José, Costa Rica and is identified as a village. Its coordinates of 9.394°, -83.757° place it in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 3,700. Based on its equatorial position, residents likely encounter hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. 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. 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
- Passerini's TanagerRamphocelus passerinii Bonaparte, 1831 · Aves10,357
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves8,644
- Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves8,500
- Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves8,446
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves8,118
- Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) · Aves7,892
- Golden-hooded TanagerStilpnia larvata (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1846) · Aves7,754
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves7,083
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 4.1 — 2026-07-034 km SSE of San Rafael Abajo, Costa Rica
- M 4.4 — 2026-07-0121 km NW of Golfito, Costa Rica
- M 4.5 — 2026-05-2227 km S of Puerto Cortés, 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
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.
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Santa Rosa
Search results from Open Library.
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
- • Open Library