Businesses in Monteverde

Categories in Monteverde

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Monteverde

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Other accommodation	160
Restaurants	105
Hotels and motels	104
Travel and transportation	38
Travel agencies	37
Holiday homes, cabins and resorts	33
Bed and breakfasts	24
Real estate	24
Grocery stores and supermarkets	20
Shopping	19
Zoos and aquariums	18
Education	17
Cafes	16
Tour operators	16

Monteverde Facts

Area	43.8 km²
Population	4,756
Male Population	2,318 (48.7%)
Female Population	2,438 (51.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+266.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+40.3%
Median Age	27.1 years (Male: 27.2, Female: 27.1)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$13,970 (2022)
Neighborhoods	La Cruz, Barrio Orquídeas, San Luis, Valle Bonito, Monteverde Centro
Local Time
Timezone	Central Standard Time
Lat & Lng	10.30766, -84.81059
Postal Codes	60109

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Monteverde Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	1,298	2,370	3,390	4,817	4,756	4,849	5,095
Population Density	29.7 / km²	54.2 / km²	77.5 / km²	110.1 / km²	108.7 / km²	110.8 / km²	116.5 / km²

* Projected

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

Monteverde Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 40.3% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Monteverde	+266.4%	+100.7%	+40.3%
Puntarenas Province	—	—	—
Costa Rica	—	—	—

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

Monteverde Median Age

Median Age: 27.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Monteverde	27.1 yrs	27.1 yrs	27.2 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)

Monteverde Population Density

Population Density: 109 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Monteverde	4,756	43.8 km²	109 / 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

Monteverde Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 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.

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Monteverde

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Monteverde

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

Monteverde Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$4,990	$5,471	$7,553	$9,024	$10,886	$12,671	$13,359	$13,970
Total GDP	$7.6M	$9.3M	$14M	$18.2M	$23.8M	$29.2M	$29.9M	$31.5M

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

Monteverde CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Monteverde	12,439 tn	2.62 tn	284.3 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

Monteverde CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	12,439 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.62 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	284.3 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	High (9)
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
4/10/19	5:39 AM	4	35.2 km	10,000 m	14km NNE of Tilaran, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
6/7/18	1:06 PM	4.3	29.7 km	122,690 m	7km ESE of Fortuna, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
1/11/18	7:57 PM	4.8	44 km	10,000 m	17km ESE of Bijagua, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
1/11/18	5:03 PM	5	40.5 km	10,000 m	17km ESE of Bijagua, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
1/11/18	4:00 PM	4.6	40.7 km	7,110 m	21km ESE of Bijagua, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
12/28/17	11:01 PM	4.8	34.7 km	139,090 m	24km NE of Tilaran, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
7/3/16	2:16 AM	5.1	46.2 km	7,410 m	8km SSE of Bijagua, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
5/12/16	3:54 AM	4.2	39.6 km	175,700 m	25km NNW of Fortuna, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
3/19/16	8:38 PM	4.3	42.5 km	151,690 m	15km ESE of Bijagua, Costa Rica	usgs.gov
4/28/15	7:33 AM	4.6	14.4 km	76,000 m	15km N of Miramar, Costa Rica	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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