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Santa Bárbara

Guanacastevillage

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Coordinates10.28°, -85.52°

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City facts

Overview

Found in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Santa Bárbara is classified as a village in public datasets. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Santa Bárbara maps to 10.280°, -85.525° — squarely within the tropical belt. The location receives about 1,917 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 75% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience 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
10.2803
Longitude
-85.5249
Water area
—
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)
84,154
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    1,958
  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    1,848
  • Groove-billed Ani
    Crotophaga sulcirostris Swainson, 1827 · Aves
    1,796
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    1,726
  • Great Egret
    Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,722
  • Inca Dove
    Columbina inca (R.Lesson, 1847) · Aves
    1,586
  • Bare-throated Tiger-Heron
    Tigrisoma mexicanum Swainson, 1834 · Aves
    1,483
  • Turkey Vulture
    Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,433

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
415
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

J
Jesús Bonilla Chavarría
Costa Rican musician

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

Margay
Margay
Leopardus wiedii
Seen 2026-08-14
Black-cheeked Woodpecker
Black-cheeked Woodpecker
Melanerpes pucherani
Seen 2026-08-09
Boat-billed Heron
Boat-billed Heron
Cochlearius cochlearius
Seen 2026-08-09
Magnificent Frigatebird
Magnificent Frigatebird
Fregata magnificens
Seen 2026-08-09
Green Kingfisher
Green Kingfisher
Chloroceryle americana
Seen 2026-08-09
Proboscis Bat
Proboscis Bat
Rhynchonycteris naso
Seen 2026-08-09
Herpetotheres cachinnans cachinnans
Herpetotheres cachinnans cachinnans
Herpetotheres cachinnans cachinnans
Seen 2026-08-07
Turquoise-browed Motmot
Turquoise-browed Motmot
Eumomota superciliosa
Seen 2026-08-02
American Crocodile
American Crocodile
Crocodylus acutus
Seen 2026-08-02

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org