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Santiago

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Coordinates10.07°, -84.49°

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City facts

Overview

Within Alajuela, Costa Rica, Santiago stands as a village. Santiago maps to 10.065°, -84.486° — squarely within the tropical belt. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Based on its tropical position, residents likely encounter warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,605 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 63% of daylight hours. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Santiago.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
10.0652
Longitude
-84.4864
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)
524,844
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Clay-colored Thrush
    Turdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves
    13,976
  • Blue-gray Tanager
    Thraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    11,324
  • Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
    Amazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) · Aves
    11,264
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    9,595
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    9,447
  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    9,395
  • Brown Jay
    Psilorhinus morio (Wagler, 1829) · Aves
    8,326
  • Hoffmann's Woodpecker
    Melanerpes hoffmannii (Cabanis, 1862) · Aves
    8,317

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
313
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 Alajuela

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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

Sources

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