Tronadora

Tronadora is a district of the Tilarán canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.^[1][2] It is located on the west shore of Lake Arenal. It is connected by road to Tejona and Tilarán along Route 142.^[3] The weather is changeable due to the proximity of the confluence of the Pacific coast weather pattern and the inland lake weather pattern. It is drier and cooler than the Pacific coast due to the elevation of 614 meters (2014 feet).

Tronadora
District
Tronadora
Tronadora district
Tronadora Tronadora district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.4202973°N 84.8526241°W / 10.4202973; -84.8526241
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Guanacaste
Canton	Tilarán
Area
• Total	142.28 km2 (54.93 sq mi)
Elevation	600 m (2,000 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,795
• Density	12.62/km2 (32.68/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	50803

Geography

Tronadora has an area of 142.28 km²^[4] and an elevation of 600 metres.^[1]

Locations

• Poblados: Arenal Viejo, Colonia Menonita, Río Chiquito Abajo, Silencio

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1927	734	—
1950	1,614	+3.49%
1963	2,565	+3.63%
1973	2,623	+0.22%
1984	1,505	−4.92%
2000	1,745	+0.93%
2011	1,795	+0.26%
2022	2,079	+1.34%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5] Centro Centroamericano de Población[6]

For the 2011 census, Tronadora had a population of 1,795 inhabitants.^[7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 926
• National Route 936