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Santo Domingo
Alajuelavillage
Demographic figures from INEC Costa Rica. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
As a village in Alajuela, Costa Rica, Santo Domingo occupies its own corner of the country. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. On the world map it falls within the Western Hemisphere, specifically at 10.554°, -84.651°. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,605 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with 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. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Santo Domingo.
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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 · Aves28,098
- Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) · Aves25,823
- Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves25,381
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves23,808
- Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves22,301
- Montezuma OropendolaPsarocolius montezuma (Lesson, 1830) · Aves21,301
- Crested GuanPenelope purpurascens Wagler, 1830 · Aves19,412
- Yellow-throated ToucanRamphastos ambiguus Swainson, 1823 · Aves18,743
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 5.2 — 2026-07-0718 km NW of Jacó, Costa Rica
- M 4.1 — 2026-07-034 km SSE of San Rafael Abajo, Costa Rica
- M 5 — 2026-05-1316 km ENE of Jacó, Costa Rica
- M 5 — 2026-04-282 km NNE of Palmichal, Costa Rica
- M 4 — 2026-01-192 km WSW of Colima, Costa Rica
- M 4.5 — 2025-11-229 km NNW of San José, Costa Rica
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Alajuela
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