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Turrialba

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Total population

27,000

Coordinates9.91°, -83.68°

Demographic figures from INEC Costa Rica. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Turrialba sits in Cartago, Costa Rica and is identified as a city. Around 27,000 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. Its coordinates of 9.907°, -83.683° place it in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The location receives about 1,615 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 63% of daylight hours. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
9.9073
Longitude
-83.6826
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)
1,300,559
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Montezuma Oropendola
    Psarocolius montezuma (Lesson, 1830) · Aves
    23,258
  • Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
    Amazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) · Aves
    20,034
  • Brown Jay
    Psilorhinus morio (Wagler, 1829) · Aves
    19,791
  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    18,930
  • Passerini's Tanager
    Ramphocelus passerinii Bonaparte, 1831 · Aves
    17,755
  • Clay-colored Thrush
    Turdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves
    17,573
  • Social Flycatcher
    Myiozetetes similis (Spix, 1825) · Aves
    16,026
  • Turkey Vulture
    Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    15,186

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
244
Largest magnitude
6.5
Largest event
2017-11-13

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Erick Lonnis
Erick Lonnis
Costa Rican footballer
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Jorge Debravo
Costa Rican poet (1938–1967)
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Eduardo Valverde
Costa Rican association football player
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Windell Gabriels
Costa Rican footballer
C
Carlos Solano
Costa Rican footballer
C
Carlos Martínez Dittel
Costa Rican association football player
G
Gabriel Leiva Rojas
Costa Rican association football player
M
Marco Aguilar
Costa Rican writer
P
Peq PIT
Costa Rican singer
R
Randall Row
Costa Rican footballer
R
Richard Mahoney
Costa Rican association football player
L
Laureano Albán
Costa Rican writer
R
Rodrigo Ruiz
Costa Rican sports shooter (1929-2014)
J
Johay White
Costa Rican association football player
L
Luis Jorge Poveda Álvarez
Costa Rican botanist
Luis Torres
Luis Torres
Costa Rican football player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Cartago

Browse all places in Cartago →

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

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
52
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image