Businesses in Guácimo

Categories in Guácimo

Auto Machine Shop Car repair Car Repair and Maintenance Car Wash Gas Station Mechanic Agricultural Production Farming Import Export Company Clothing stores Catholic Church Churches Community Center Religion Religious Destination Shrine Electronics Store Appliance Store Hardware store Home Goods Store Housing Development Education Education Center Elementary School Nature Preserve Tourist Attraction Bakeries Bar & Grill Bars, pubs and taverns Butcher Fast food restaurants Grocery stores and supermarkets Ice Cream Shop Restaurants Nurseries and garden supplies Atm's Banks Cemetery Medical laboratories Barbers Beauty salons Hair Salon Manicures and pedicures Condominium Complex Country House Function Room Facility Housing Complex Townhouse Complex Animal Feed Store Book stores and newsstands Convenience stores General Store Pharmacy Ranch Shopping Supermarket Basketball Court Gym Playground Public parks Recreation Center Soccer Field Farmstay Hotels and motels Housing Society Lodging Transportation Service Warehouse Unreachable

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Guácimo

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	59
Shopping	44
Grocery stores and supermarkets	43
Education	42
Bars, pubs and taverns	23
Religion	21
Churches	20
Car repair	20
Other accommodation	16
Corporate management	16
Stadiums and arenas	16
Travel and transportation	15
Clothing stores	13

Guácimo Facts

Area	183.2 km²
Population	22,849
Male Population	11,266 (49.3%)
Female Population	11,583 (50.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+352.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+58.6%
Median Age	25.6 years (Male: 25.2, Female: 25.8)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$11,195 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Barrio La Selva, Barrio Los Geranios, Barrio El INVU, Barrio El Colegio, África
Local Time
Timezone	Central Standard Time
Lat & Lng	10.21290, -83.68793
Postal Codes	70601

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Guácimo Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	5,054	9,778	14,404	21,521	22,849	23,173	23,855
Population Density	27.6 / km²	53.4 / km²	78.6 / km²	117.5 / km²	124.7 / km²	126.5 / km²	130.2 / km²

* Projected

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

Guácimo Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 58.6% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Guácimo	+352.1%	+133.7%	+58.6%
Limón Province	—	—	—
Costa Rica	—	—	—

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

Guácimo Median Age

Median Age: 25.6 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Guácimo	25.6 yrs	25.8 yrs	25.2 yrs
Limón Province	25.2 yrs	25.2 yrs	25.1 yrs
Costa Rica	28.5 yrs	29.2 yrs	27.9 yrs

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

Guácimo Population Density

Population Density: 125 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Guácimo	22,849	183.2 km²	125 / km²
Limón Province	432,438	9,200.3 km²	47 / 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

Guácimo Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1910 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 Guácimo

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Guácimo

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Guácimo

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

Guácimo Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$6,100	$6,947	$6,402	$6,265	$8,455	$10,942	$11,485	$11,195
Total GDP	$79.6M	$103.8M	$107.6M	$123.4M	$191.3M	$269.6M	$283.6M	$277.7M

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

Guácimo CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Guácimo	53,204 tn	2.33 tn	290.4 tons/km²
Limón Province	1,044,926 tn	2.42 tn	113.6 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

Guácimo CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	53,204 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.33 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	290.4 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (10)
Earthquake	High (9.4)
Landslide	High (10)
Volcano	Low (3)

* 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. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Volcano Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BR8Q45.
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
11/17/18	2:12 PM	4.7	32.4 km	18,860 m	18km NNE of Angeles, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
6/15/18	6:45 AM	4.2	45.9 km	10,060 m	18km SSW of Batan, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
3/3/18	11:25 PM	4.2	60.3 km	88,670 m	7km SE of Rio Segundo, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
11/29/17	2:34 AM	3.3	33.1 km	13,040 m	22km W of Guapiles, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
9/28/17	1:41 AM	3.4	34.3 km	12,210 m	8km N of Cot, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
8/19/17	9:38 PM	4	32 km	17,370 m	7km ENE of Turrialba, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
12/1/16	12:25 AM	5.3	32 km	1,320 m	9km NE of Cot, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
9/1/16	3:00 AM	4.2	56.2 km	78,550 m	3km ENE of Sabanilla, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
8/7/16	6:09 AM	4.5	47.6 km	15,510 m	38km NNW of Roxana, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
12/11/15	8:56 PM	3.3	53.5 km	9,810 m	1km SE of San Francisco, Costa Rica	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Guácimo

Guácimo is the capital of Guácimo, Limón Province in Costa Rica. rural town on the east coast of the country has many banana and pineapple plantations. The area is not much visited by tourists. Residents of Guácimo live a simple life, often urging o..

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