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Bolsón

Guanacastevillage

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Coordinates10.36°, -85.45°

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City facts

Overview

Situated in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Bolsón is a village. Located at 10.362°, -85.449°, Bolsón occupies a tropical portion of the northern hemisphere. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. The location receives about 1,917 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and 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. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
10.3623
Longitude
-85.4493
Water area
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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)
149,881
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Egret
    Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    3,486
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    3,471
  • Groove-billed Ani
    Crotophaga sulcirostris Swainson, 1827 · Aves
    3,012
  • Inca Dove
    Columbina inca (R.Lesson, 1847) · Aves
    2,992
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    2,968
  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    2,926
  • Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
    Dendrocygna autumnalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,839
  • Northern Jacana
    Jacana spinosa (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,698

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
413
Largest magnitude
7.6
Largest event
2012-09-05

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

D
Dora Emilia Mora de Retana
Costa Rican botanist (1939-2001)
Guadalupe Urbina
Guadalupe Urbina
Costa Rican singer-songwriter
K
Kenneth García
Costa Rican association football player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.25
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,917

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