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San Matías

Canary Islandsvillage

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Elevation297 m
Coordinates28.44°, -16.30°

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City facts

Overview

San Matías, a village in Canary Islands, Spain, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Located at 28.440°, -16.298°, San Matías occupies a subtropical portion of the northern hemisphere. The location receives about 1,904 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 75% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests hot summers and mild winters typical of the subtropics. 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
28.4400
Longitude
-16.2983
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)
97,040
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Canary Islands Chiffchaff
    Phylloscopus canariensis (Hartwig, 1886) · Aves
    3,030
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,513
  • Island Canary
    Serinus canaria (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,359
  • African Blue Tit
    Cyanistes teneriffae (Lesson, 1831) · Aves
    1,933
  • Rock Pigeon
    Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    1,909
  • Eurasian Kestrel
    Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,858
  • Canary Islands Chaffinch
    Fringilla canariensis Vieillot, 1817 · Aves
    1,463
  • Gallot's lizard
    Gallotia galloti (Oudart, 1839) · Squamata
    1,410

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
89
Largest magnitude
4.4
Largest event
2019-01-18

Most recent

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 Canary Islands

Browse all places in Canary Islands

Geography & sun

Elevation
974 ft (297 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.22
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,904

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

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of San Matías, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • Wikimedia Commons
  • Wikidata
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • iNaturalist
  • Open-Elevation
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org