Businesses in Golfito

Categories in Golfito

Car rental Car repair Gas Station Import Export Company Clothing stores Churches Government Office Religion Religious Organization Computer Repair Service Electronics Store Hardware store Housing Development Education Education Center Elementary School Tourist Attraction Bakeries Bar & Grill Bars, pubs and taverns Brunch Restaurant Cafes Coffee Shop Fast food restaurants Food delivery services Grocery stores and supermarkets Latin american restaurants Restaurants Seafood restaurants Banks Dental Clinic Hospitals Medical clinic Medical laboratories Barbers Beauty salons Hair Salon Manicures and pedicures Holiday Apartment Rental Housing Complex Book stores and newsstands Convenience stores Pharmacy Shopping Shopping Mall Supermarket American Football Field Fishing Charter Gym Marina National Park Playground Public parks Soccer Field Water Recreation Bed and breakfasts Hostels Hotels Hotels and motels Lodge Lodging Motel Resort Serviced Accommodation Tour Operator Transportation Service Travel Agency Villa

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Golfito

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	63
Other accommodation	41
Shopping	32
Hotels and motels	30
Education	28
Bars, pubs and taverns	20
Grocery stores and supermarkets	19
Car repair	14
Sports and recreation	13
Travel agencies	13
Health and medical	11
Beauty salons	11
Public parks	11
Travel and transportation	11
Churches	10

Golfito Facts

Area	292.1 km²
Population	11,226
Male Population	5,505 (49.0%)
Female Population	5,721 (51.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+83.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+5.0%
Median Age	28.2 years (Male: 27.9, Female: 28.4)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$13,631 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Kilómetro 1, Pueblo Civil, Bellavista, Las Alamedas, Kilómetro 3
Local Time
Timezone	Central Standard Time
Lat & Lng	8.60327, -83.11342
Postal Codes	60701

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Golfito Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	6,111	8,741	10,693	11,587	11,226	11,379	11,582
Population Density	20.9 / km²	29.9 / km²	36.6 / km²	39.7 / km²	38.4 / km²	39 / km²	39.6 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Golfito Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 5% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Golfito	+83.7%	+28.4%	+5%
Puntarenas Province	—	—	—
Costa Rica	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Golfito Median Age

Median Age: 28.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Golfito	28.2 yrs	28.4 yrs	27.9 yrs
Puntarenas Province	26.9 yrs	27 yrs	26.7 yrs
Costa Rica	28.5 yrs	29.2 yrs	27.9 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Golfito Population Density

Population Density: 38.4 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Golfito	11,226	292.1 km²	38.4 / km²
Puntarenas Province	458,247	11,270.6 km²	40.7 / km²
Costa Rica	4.8 million	51,352.9 km²	93.3 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Golfito Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 900 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Neighborhoods in Golfito

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Golfito

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Golfito

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Golfito Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$4,945	$6,532	$9,290	$8,404	$9,168	$10,035	$11,044	$13,631
Total GDP	$24.7M	$38.6M	$61.1M	$57.7M	$64.6M	$71.6M	$82.5M	$102.6M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Golfito CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Golfito	28,030 tn	2.5 tn	96 tons/km²
Puntarenas Province	1,119,712 tn	2.44 tn	99.3 tons/km²
Costa Rica	12,018,133 tn	2.51 tn	234 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Golfito CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	28,030 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.5 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	96 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Low (2)
Earthquake	High (9.1)
Landslide	High (8)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
11/9/18	9:20 AM	5.4	20.4 km	10,000 m	13km NW of Golfito, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
9/14/18	1:36 AM	4.5	18.3 km	19,120 m	11km WNW of Golfito, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
8/30/18	8:02 AM	4.7	13.1 km	14,370 m	12km NE of Golfito, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
8/29/18	9:33 PM	5.4	7.3 km	14,000 m	5km NE of Golfito, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
8/22/18	10:28 AM	4.6	14.3 km	10,000 m	7km WNW of Golfito, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
8/21/18	3:42 AM	4.1	11.7 km	17,200 m	6km WSW of Golfito, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
8/19/18	2:20 AM	4.6	13.7 km	21,040 m	9km NNE of Golfito, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
8/17/18	11:49 PM	4.6	21 km	17,720 m	16km W of San Vito, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
8/17/18	11:22 PM	6.1	19.9 km	15,000 m	15km N of Golfito, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
8/9/18	11:09 PM	4.2	24 km	29,740 m	27km S of Golfito, Costa Rica	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Golfito

This article is about a Costa Rica town. For the ship see TSS Golfito. port town of Golfito (literally 'little gulf') is located in Puntarenas Province on the southern Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, near the border of Panama. The town lies on a narrow..

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