Tilarán (canton)

Tilarán is a canton in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.^[2][3] The head city is in Tilarán district.

Tilarán
Canton
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Tilarán canton
Tilarán Tilarán canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.4896428°N 84.9065083°W / 10.4896428; -84.9065083
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Guanacaste
Creation	21 August 1923[1]
Head city	Tilarán
Districts	Districts Tilarán Quebrada Grande Tronadora Santa Rosa Líbano Tierras Morenas Arenal Cabeceras
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Municipalidad de Tilarán
Area
• Total	638.39 km2 (246.48 sq mi)
Elevation	579 m (1,900 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	19,640
• Density	31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Canton code	508
Website	www.tilaran.go.cr

History

Tilarán was created on 21 August 1923 by decree 170.^[1]

Geography

Tilarán has an area of 638.39 km²^[4] and a mean elevation of 579 metres.^[2]

The canton surrounds Lake Arenal except for the lake's southeast end, which belongs to the province of Alajuela. The northern border is in the Cordillera de Guanacaste, touching the Corobicí River at its northernmost limits. The southern part of the canton is in the Cordillera de Tilarán (mountain range).

Districts

The canton of Tilarán is subdivided into the following districts:

1. Tilarán
2. Quebrada Grande
3. Tronadora
4. Santa Rosa
5. Líbano
6. Tierras Morenas
7. Arenal
8. Cabeceras

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1927	6,131	—
1950	9,057	+1.71%
1963	12,097	+2.25%
1973	12,563	+0.38%
1984	14,586	+1.37%
2000	17,871	+1.28%
2011	19,640	+0.86%
2022	21,232	+0.71%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5] Centro Centroamericano de Población[6]

For the 2011 census, Tilarán had a population of 19,640 inhabitants.^[7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 142
• National Route 143
• National Route 145
• National Route 606
• National Route 619
• National Route 734
• National Route 925
• National Route 926
• National Route 927
• National Route 936

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 circuit