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Tomás de Castro

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Tomás de Castro

Weather74°F · Chance Rain Showers
Coordinates18.18°, -66.02°

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Overview

Tomás de Castro is a barrio in the municipality of Caguas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 19,414.

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History & geography

Demographics & economy

Geography

Latitude
18.1841
Longitude
-66.0186
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Current forecast

Overnight
74°F
Chance Rain Showers
Friday
88°F
Scattered Rain Showers
Friday Night
73°F
Scattered Rain Showers
Saturday
87°F
Scattered Rain Showers
Saturday Night
73°F
Scattered Rain Showers
Sunday
87°F
Scattered Rain Showers

Forecast for Tomás de Castro, PR from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

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Health (adults)

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
134,891
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Gray Kingbird
    Tyrannus dominicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    6,634
  • Bananaquit
    Coereba flaveola (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    6,259
  • Greater Antillean Grackle
    Quiscalus niger (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    5,786
  • White-winged Dove
    Zenaida asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    5,732
  • Zenaida Dove
    Zenaida aurita (Temminck, 1809) · Aves
    5,527
  • Scaly-naped Pigeon
    Patagioenas squamosa (Bonnaterre, 1792) · Aves
    5,273
  • Pearly-eyed Thrasher
    Margarops fuscatus (Vieillot, 1808) · Aves
    4,610
  • Puerto Rican Woodpecker
    Melanerpes portoricensis (Daudin, 1803) · Aves
    3,516

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

Schools

Total
32
Elementary
20
Middle
4
High
7
Other
1

Largest nearby schools

  • REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA
    High · CAGUAS · 768 students · 14.8:1 ratio
  • JOSE GAUTIER BENITEZ CAGUAS
    High · CAGUAS · 509 students · 11.6:1 ratio
  • MANUELA TORO MORICE
    High · CAGUAS · 479 students · 12:1 ratio
  • ABELARDO DIAZ MORALES
    Elementary · CAGUAS · 412 students · 11.8:1 ratio
  • NICOLAS AGUAYO ALDEA
    Elementary · CAGUAS · 396 students · 12.4:1 ratio
  • FELIPE RIVERA CENTENO
    Middle · CAGUAS · 358 students · 11.9:1 ratio
  • GERARDO SELLES SOLA
    High · CAGUAS · 331 students · 9.2:1 ratio
  • LUIS RAMOS GONZALEZ
    Middle · CAGUAS · 310 students · 12.4:1 ratio

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
12,048
Largest magnitude
6.4
Largest event
2020-01-07

Most recent

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

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • NOAA National Weather Service
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)