What is the population of Upala, Alajuela?

Upala has a population of approximately 15,000 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Upala, Alajuela located?

Upala is located in Alajuela, Costa Rica, at approximate coordinates 10.9015°, -85.0176°.

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Upala

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Total population

15,000

Elevation48 m

Land area148.65 km²

Coordinates10.90°, -85.02°

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City facts

Elevation

48 m

Area

148.65 km²

Time zone

UTC−06:00

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Upala is a district of the Upala canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica.

History & geography

History

Upala was granted the title of "ciudad" (city) by a law of May 4, 1970.

Geography

Upala has an area of km2 and an elevation of metres. It is in the northwest corner of the San Carlos Plain (Llanura de San Carlos) in northern Costa Rica, southeast of La Cruz, northwest of Ciudad Quesada, from the provincial capital city of Alajuela, and from the national capital city of San José.

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Geography

Latitude

10.9015

Longitude

-85.0176

Water area

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)

71,629

Distinct species (top 10)

Most-observed species

Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
1,466
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina (P.L.Sclater, 1860) · Aves
1,414
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
1,329
Passerini's Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii Bonaparte, 1831 · Aves
1,312
Groove-billed Ani
Crotophaga sulcirostris Swainson, 1827 · Aves
1,304
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
1,302
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves
1,224
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
1,181

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)

223

Largest magnitude

7.6

Largest event

2012-09-05

Most recent

M 4.9 — 2026-06-10
8 km NW of Sardinal, Costa Rica
M 4.1 — 2026-06-09
9 km W of Cárdenas, Nicaragua
M 4.5 — 2025-11-22
9 km NNW of San José, Costa Rica
M 4.7 — 2025-10-04
9 km NNE of Tilarán, Costa Rica
M 4.8 — 2025-08-01
4 km NNE of Quesada, Costa Rica
M 4.3 — 2025-07-26
8 km WNW of La Fortuna, Costa Rica

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Leda Zamora Chaves

Costa Rican politician

Nextalí Rodríguez

Costa Rican association football player

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

Nearby places in Alajuela

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

5.25

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

1,917

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)

103

Avg daily Wikipedia views

Attention level

Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

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Sources

• Wikipedia
• 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