Desamparados geodata
Desamparados (Alajuela) is a populated place; located in Costa Rica in America/Costa_Rica (GMT-6) time zone. With population of 14,448 people, there are 41 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Costa Rica, 56% of cities are located further ↑North; 77.6% of cities are located further →East and 67.2% of cities have higher elevation than Desamparados. Note1
Desamparados GPS coordinates[2]
9° 56' 50.172" North, 84° 30' 22.536" West
Map corner | latitude | longitude |
---|---|---|
Upper-left | 10.63907°, | -85.20939° |
Center: | 9.94727°, | -84.50626° |
Lower-right: | 9.254°, | -83.80314° |
Map W x H: | 154×154 km | = 95.7×95.7mi |
max Lat: | 11.07377° ⇑56% North |
Desamparados: | 9.94727° |
min Lat: | ⇓44% South 8.53305° |
min Long | Desamparados | max Long |
-85.64748° | -84.50626° | -82.62185° |
W 22.4%⇐ | ⇒77.6% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Desamparados is 281 m = 922 ft, and this is 454 m = 1490 ft below average elevation for this country.
Max E: |
1844 m = 6050 ft | 67.2% |
Avg. | 735 m = 2411 ft | |
Desamparados | 281 m = 922 ft | |
Min E: |
7 m = 23 ft | 32.8% |
See also: Costa Rica elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Desamparados is located in North Torrid zone (between Equator and Tropic of Cancer). Distance of Equator is 1106 km =687.2 mi to South.Distance of | km | miles | from Desamparados |
---|---|---|---|
North Pole | 8901 | 5530.8 | to North |
Arctic Circle | 6295.1 | 3911.6 | to North |
Tropic Cancer | 1499.9 | 932 | to North |
Equator | 1106 | 687.2 | to South |



Nearby cities:
15 places around Desamparados: (largest is in red/bold)
• Atenas
14.3 km =8.9 mi, 77°
• Barrio Jesús
9.7 km =6 mi, 71°
• Carrillos
27 km =16.8 mi, 70°
• Esparza
18.1 km =11.2 mi, 286°
• Esquipulas
15.2 km =9.4 mi, 36°
• Macacona
15.9 km =9.9 mi, 292°
• Naranjo
21.9 km =13.6 mi, 39°
• Orotina
4.3 km =2.7 mi, 205°
• San Juan
27 km =16.8 mi, 50°
• San Rafael
13.5 km =8.4 mi, 15°
• San Rafael Abajo
27 km =16.8 mi, 118°
• San Ramón
16.1 km =10 mi, 14°
• Santiago
10.8 km =6.7 mi, 38°
• Santiago
23.8 km =14.8 mi, 118°
• Sarchí
23.5 km =14.6 mi, 47°
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Costa Rica existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia