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Golfito
Herediavillage
Demographic figures from INEC Costa Rica. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Situated in Heredia, Costa Rica, Golfito is a village. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a tropical latitude (10.594°, -84.088°). Open solar datasets indicate about 1,605 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 63% of daylight hours. Based on its tropical position, residents likely encounter warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.
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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
- Passerini's TanagerRamphocelus passerinii Bonaparte, 1831 · Aves12,650
- Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves11,966
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves11,731
- Montezuma OropendolaPsarocolius montezuma (Lesson, 1830) · Aves11,025
- Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves10,338
- Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) · Aves9,988
- Black-cheeked WoodpeckerMelanerpes pucherani (Malherbe, 1849) · Aves9,470
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves9,338
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.3 — 2026-08-017 km SE of Orosi, Costa Rica
- M 4.1 — 2026-07-034 km SSE of San Rafael Abajo, Costa Rica
- M 5 — 2026-04-282 km NNE of Palmichal, Costa Rica
- M 4 — 2026-01-192 km WSW of Colima, Costa Rica
- M 4.7 — 2025-10-049 km NNE of Tilarán, Costa Rica
- M 3.8 — 2025-08-222 km W of Colima, Costa Rica
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Heredia
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