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Cartagena
Guanacastevillage
Demographic figures from INEC Costa Rica. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
As a village in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Cartagena occupies its own corner of the country. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a tropical latitude (10.382°, -85.675°). Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. 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. 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
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves3,965
- Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves3,964
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves3,299
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves3,240
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves3,225
- Rufous-backed WrenCampylorhynchus capistratus (Lesson, 1842) · Aves2,731
- Hoffmann's WoodpeckerMelanerpes hoffmannii (Cabanis, 1862) · Aves2,729
- Inca DoveColumbina inca (R.Lesson, 1847) · Aves2,109
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.1 — 2026-06-2455 km WNW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica
- 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 — 2026-05-2749 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
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Guanacaste
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