Tilarán Canton

Tilarán is the eighth canton in the province of Guanacaste in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 638.39 km² [Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), 2001.] , and has a population of 19,045 [Estimates of Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC), May 2003.] . Its capital city is also called Tilarán.

The canton surrounds Lake Arenal (Laguna de 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 Río Corobicí at its northernmost limits. The south part of the canton is in the Cordillera de Tilarán.

The canton of Tilarán is subdivided into 7 distritos (districts).

# Tilarán
# Quebrada Grande
# Nuevo Tronadora
# Santa Rosa
# Líbano
# Tierras Morenas
# Nuevo Arenal

History

The canton was established by law on August 21, 1923.

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