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Zapatón

San Josévillage

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Coordinates9.69°, -84.33°

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City facts

Overview

Zapatón is a village located in San José, Costa Rica. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a equatorial latitude (9.686°, -84.332°). Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The location receives about 1,879 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 74% of daylight hours. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
9.6864
Longitude
-84.3323
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)
91,034
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Clay-colored Thrush
    Turdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves
    1,600
  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    1,595
  • Turkey Vulture
    Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,409
  • Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
    Amazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) · Aves
    1,302
  • Blue-gray Tanager
    Thraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    1,292
  • Yellow-throated Toucan
    Ramphastos ambiguus Swainson, 1823 · Aves
    1,255
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    1,189
  • White-tipped Dove
    Leptotila verreauxi Bonaparte, 1855 · Aves
    1,128

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
348
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

O
Odilia Castro Hidalgo
Costa Rican academic

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

Nearby places in San José

Browse all places in San José →

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