Golfito: facts

At a glance

• Country: Costa Rica
• Region: Puntarenas Province
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 6,777
• Coordinates: 8.6033° N, 83.1134° W
• Time zone: America/Costa_Rica (UTC-06:00)
• Currency: Colon (CRC)
• Distance to the capital, San Jose: 182 km (113 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Golfito Airport (GLF): 9.4 km (5.9 mi), straight line
• Puerto Jimenez Airport (PJM): 22 km (14 mi), straight line
• Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV, Panama): 78 km (49 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Canas Gordas, Panama: 27 km (17 mi)
• Sabalito: 33 km (20 mi)
• Brenon, Panama: 33 km (21 mi)
• Plaza de Caisan, Panama: 36 km (22 mi)
• Finca Blanco, Panama: 36 km (22 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: San Jose, 182 km (113 mi)