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Bagaces
Guanacastetown
Total population
17,000
Demographic figures from INEC Costa Rica. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Bagaces is a town located in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Located at 10.527°, -85.255°, Bagaces occupies a tropical portion of the northern hemisphere. Public datasets list a population of roughly 17,000. Climate records indicate average highs near 88.4°F and lows near 74.7°F and about 81 in of annual precipitation (a very wet total). The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves3,645
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves3,407
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves3,228
- Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves3,159
- Hoffmann's WoodpeckerMelanerpes hoffmannii (Cabanis, 1862) · Aves3,036
- Inca DoveColumbina inca (R.Lesson, 1847) · Aves2,824
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,794
- Groove-billed AniCrotophaga sulcirostris Swainson, 1827 · Aves2,740
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.9 — 2026-06-108 km NW of Sardinal, Costa Rica
- M 4.1 — 2026-06-099 km W of Cárdenas, Nicaragua
- M 4.4 — 2026-05-2442 km NW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica
- M 4.5 — 2026-03-0823 km WSW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica
- M 4.5 — 2026-03-0713 km WNW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica
- M 4.5 — 2025-11-229 km NNW of San José, Costa Rica
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.
Geography & sun
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
Sources
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist