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Tachina
Esmeraldastown
Air quality index
Demographic figures from INEC Ecuador. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Situated in Esmeraldas, Ecuador, Tachina is a town. Coordinates of 0.961°, -79.629° situate Tachina in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The location receives about 1,311 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 51% of daylight hours. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Tachina.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Olive RidleyLepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829) · Testudines165
- Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens Mathews, 1914 · Aves80
- Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves60
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves59
- Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves57
- Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves48
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves44
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves43
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.4 — 2026-03-1511 km WSW of Muisne, Ecuador
- M 4.3 — 2025-10-0210 km SSE of Muisne, Ecuador
- M 4.4 — 2025-07-2020 km NE of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador
- M 4.6 — 2025-07-0811 km SSW of Esmeraldas, Ecuador
- M 6.3 — 2025-04-2519 km NE of Esmeraldas, Ecuador
- M 3.2 — 2024-10-2236 km ENE of Esmeraldas, Ecuador
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.
Nearby places in Esmeraldas
Geography & sun
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
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Tachina, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org