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Santa Cruz

Guanacastetown

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Total population

30,000

Coordinates10.26°, -85.59°

Demographic figures from INEC Costa Rica. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

As a town in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Santa Cruz occupies its own corner of the country. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 30,000. Its coordinates of 10.261°, -85.585° place it in the tropical zone of the northern hemisphere. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The location receives about 1,917 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 75% of daylight hours. Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
10.2614
Longitude
-85.5850
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)
66,121
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    1,550
  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    1,458
  • Groove-billed Ani
    Crotophaga sulcirostris Swainson, 1827 · Aves
    1,450
  • Great Egret
    Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,402
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    1,391
  • Inca Dove
    Columbina inca (R.Lesson, 1847) · Aves
    1,257
  • White-winged Dove
    Zenaida asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,168
  • Bare-throated Tiger-Heron
    Tigrisoma mexicanum Swainson, 1834 · Aves
    1,141

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
421
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

L
Lester Morgan
Costa Rican footballer (1976-2002)
I
Irvin Huertas
Costa Rican association football player
J
Jesús Bonilla Chavarría
Costa Rican musician
Grehivin Marchena
Grehivin Marchena
Costa Rican footballer
E
Eduardo Juárez
Costa Rican footballer
Y
Yecsy Jarquín Ramos
Costa Rican footballer
Nayuribe Guadamuz Rosales
Nayuribe Guadamuz Rosales
Costa Rican politician

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 Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, Guanacaste
Santa Cruz, Guanacaste
Roberto Cabrera · 1989
Santa Cruz de Guanacaste
José Marcos Iglesias Iñigo · 2006

Search results from Open Library.

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
  • • Open Library