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Belén
Guanacastevillage
Demographic figures from INEC Costa Rica. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Belén sits in Guanacaste, Costa Rica and is identified as a village. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Located at 10.030°, -85.503°, Belén occupies a tropical portion of the northern hemisphere. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,917 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 75% of daylight hours. Based on its tropical position, residents likely encounter warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Belén.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves1,835
- Rufous-backed WrenCampylorhynchus capistratus (Lesson, 1842) · Aves1,733
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves1,661
- Hoffmann's WoodpeckerMelanerpes hoffmannii (Cabanis, 1862) · Aves1,476
- Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves1,412
- Black-headed TrogonTrogon melanocephalus Gould, 1836 · Aves1,166
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves1,140
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,124
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 5.2 — 2026-07-0718 km NW of Jacó, Costa Rica
- M 4.9 — 2026-06-108 km NW of Sardinal, Costa Rica
- M 4.4 — 2026-05-2749 km NW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica
- M 4.4 — 2026-05-2442 km NW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica
- M 5.7 — 2026-04-1572 km SW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica
- M 4.5 — 2026-03-0823 km WSW of Tamarindo, 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
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
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org