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Térraba

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Air quality index

34Good
Coordinates9.07°, -83.29°

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City facts

Overview

Térraba, a village in Puntarenas, Costa Rica, forms part of the country's settled landscape. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a equatorial latitude (9.069°, -83.289°). 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. Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
9.0690
Longitude
-83.2888
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
34
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
4.6
PM10 (µg/m³)
5.3
Ozone (µg/m³)
20
NO₂ (µg/m³)
2.9

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
67,668
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    1,342
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    1,342
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    1,216
  • Turkey Vulture
    Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,163
  • Passerini's Tanager
    Ramphocelus passerinii Bonaparte, 1831 · Aves
    1,104
  • Blue-gray Tanager
    Thraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    1,064
  • Clay-colored Thrush
    Turdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves
    1,036
  • Great-tailed Grackle
    Quiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    928

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
411
Largest magnitude
6.5
Largest event
2003-12-25

Most recent

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

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.42
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,615

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

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Sources

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