Tilarán (canton)

Tilarán is a canton in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica. The head city is in Tilarán district.

History

Tilarán was created on 21 August 1923 by decree 170.

Geography

Tilarán has an area of and a mean elevation of metres.

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

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 circuit

References