Tilarán is a
canton in the
Guanacaste province of
Costa Rica
Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ...
.
The head city is in
Tilarán district.
History
Tilarán was created on 21 August 1923 by decree 170.
Geography
Tilarán has an area of km²
and a mean elevation of metres.
The canton surrounds
Lake Arenal
Lake Arenal () is a lake in the northern highlands of Costa Rica. It is the largest lake in Costa Rica at . Its depth varies between seasonally.
History
Hacienda La Rosita, which was owned and operated by P. Eckrich & Sons, a subsidiary of t ...
except for the lake's southeast end, which belongs to the province of
Alajuela
Alajuela () is a district in the Alajuela (canton), Alajuela canton of the Alajuela Province of Costa Rica. As the seat of the Municipality of Alajuela canton, it is awarded the status of city. By virtue of being the city of the first canton of ...
. The northern border is in the
Cordillera de Guanacaste
The Cordillera de Guanacaste, also called Guanacaste Cordillera, are a volcanic mountain range in northern Costa Rica near the border with Nicaragua. The mountain range stretches 110 km from northwest to the southeast and contains mostly comp ...
, touching the Corobicí River at its northernmost limits. The southern part of the canton is in the
Cordillera de Tilarán
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The area is 51,100& ...
(mountain range).
Districts
The canton of Tilarán is subdivided into the following
districts
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...
:
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Tilarán
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Quebrada Grande
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Tronadora
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Santa Rosa
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Líbano
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Tierras Morenas
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Arenal
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Cabeceras
Demographics
For the
2011 census, Tilarán had a population of inhabitants.
Transportation
Road transportation
The canton is covered by the following road routes:
Notable people
*
Leonidas Flores - Retired footballer
* Carlos Palacios Herrera - Professional cyclist
* Luis Esteban Herrera - Pianist
* Doris Murillo Boniche - Local artist. Retired art professor.
* Danadith Tayals - Poet
* Mark List - Driver on the
Monster Jam
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circuit
References
Cantons of Guanacaste Province
Populated places in Guanacaste Province
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