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Uruca

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Total population

31,728

Coordinates9.95°, -84.10°

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

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City facts

Overview

Situated in San José, Costa Rica, Uruca is a village. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 31,728. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a equatorial latitude (9.949°, -84.100°). Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,879 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 74% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
9.9494
Longitude
-84.1003
Water area
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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)
1,157,311
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Clay-colored Thrush
    Turdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves
    42,951
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    38,094
  • White-winged Dove
    Zenaida asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    37,272
  • Blue-gray Tanager
    Thraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    36,906
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    35,511
  • Great-tailed Grackle
    Quiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    35,151
  • Hoffmann's Woodpecker
    Melanerpes hoffmannii (Cabanis, 1862) · Aves
    31,121
  • blue-and-white swallow
    Notiochelidon cyanoleuca (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    30,710

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
299
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

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Fabián Dobles
Costa Rican politician and writer
Román Arrieta Villalobos
Román Arrieta Villalobos
Roman-Catholic archbishop
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Allan Segura
Costa Rican race walker
Alejandro Alvarado Quirós
Alejandro Alvarado Quirós
Costa Rican writer and politician (1876-1945)
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Alexánder Obando
Costa Rican writer
Alfonso Chacón Rodríguez
Alfonso Chacón Rodríguez
Costa Rican writer
A
Alfonso Ulloa Zamora
Costa Rican writer (1914-2000)
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Alfredo Trejos
Costa Rican writer
A
Amalia Chaverri Fonseca
Costa Rican philologist
Ana Istarú
Ana Istarú
Costa Rican writer and actor
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Ana María Botey Sobrado
Costa Rican university teacher
Anacristina Rossi
Anacristina Rossi
Costa Rican writer
Rebeca Grynspan
Rebeca Grynspan
Costa Rican politician
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Andrés Castro Piche
Costa Rican association football player
Benjamín Núñez
Benjamín Núñez
Costa Rican diplomat (1915-1994)
Ariel Francisco Rodríguez
Ariel Francisco Rodríguez
Costa Rican footballer

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

Nearby places in San José

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.15
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,879

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