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Sarchí Sur
Alajuelavillage
Total population
5,000
Demographic figures from INEC Costa Rica. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Within Alajuela, Costa Rica, Sarchí Sur stands as a small village. Its coordinates of 10.085°, -84.340° place it in the tropical zone of the northern hemisphere. The population stands at approximately 5,000. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,605 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 63% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests 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 Sarchí Sur.
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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
- Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves26,669
- Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves23,387
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves19,322
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves19,046
- Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) · Aves18,995
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves18,670
- Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves17,984
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves17,649
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 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 3.2 — 2026-05-164 km SE of Jacó, Costa Rica
- M 3.2 — 2026-05-1410 km SSW of Jacó, Costa Rica
- M 4.4 — 2026-05-144 km SE 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.
Nearby places in Alajuela
- Los Ángeles1.9 mi away
- San Jerónimo2.3 mi away
- San Roque2.7 mi away
- Naranjo2.8 mi away · pop. 16,000
- Cirrí Sur3 mi away
- Puente de Piedra3.1 mi away · pop. 14,000
- El Rosario3.7 mi away · pop. 4,700
- San Miguel3.8 mi away
- San Juan4.3 mi away
- Tacares5 mi away · pop. 10,200
- San Isidro5 mi away
- San Juanillo5.3 mi away
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
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org