Tierras Morenas

Tierras Morenas is a district of the Tilarán canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.^[1][2]

Tierras Morenas
District
Tierras Morenas district
Tierras Morenas Tierras Morenas district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.5903468°N 84.9878954°W / 10.5903468; -84.9878954
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Guanacaste
Canton	Tilarán
Area
• Total	83.46 km2 (32.22 sq mi)
Elevation	685 m (2,247 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,358
• Density	16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	50806

Geography

Tierras Morenas has an area of 83.46 km²^[3] and an elevation of 685 metres.^[1]

Locations

• Poblados: Aguacate, Aguas Gatas (part), Bajo Paires, Guadalajara, Montes de Oro (part), Paraíso (part), Río Piedras, Sabalito

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1927	777	—
1950	1,112	+1.57%
1963	1,611	+2.89%
1973	1,337	−1.85%
1984	1,223	−0.81%
2000	1,187	−0.19%
2011	1,358	+1.23%
2022	1,295	−0.43%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Tierras Morenas had a population of 1,358 inhabitants.^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 142
• National Route 927