Tilarán is a small town and a district in

Guanacaste Province Guanacaste () is a province of Costa Rica located in the northwestern region of the country, along the coast of the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Alajuela Province to the east, and Puntarenas Province to the southeast. I ...

in Costa Rica. It is the seat of the Tilarán Canton located in the hills overlooking the west shore of

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. It is connected by road to

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, and by the 142 road down through the

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hills to Tejona. The area between Tilaran and Tejona is one of the most important wind farms in Costa Rica and turbines are prominent on the landscape. Animal husbandry also forms an important part of the local economy.

Geography

Tilarán has an area of km² and an elevation of metres.

Locations

* ''Barrios'': Cabra, Carmen, Juan XXIII, Lomalinda * ''Poblados'': Cuatro Esquinas, Chiripa, Piamonte, Río Chiquito, San Luis, Tejona, Tres Esquinas

Demographics

For the 2011 census, Tilarán had a population of inhabitants. The main religion is Roman Catholicism and the town lies at the center of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tilarán.

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes: * CR RNS 142

National Route 142 * CR RNS 145

National Route 145 * CR RNT 925

National Route 925 * CR RNT 926

National Route 926 It is connected by road to

, and via the 142 road down through the

hills to Tejona.

Economy

The area between Tilaran and Tejona is one of the most important

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in Costa Rica and turbines are prominent on the landscape.

Animal husbandry Animal husbandry is the branch of agriculture concerned with animals that are raised for meat, fibre, milk, or other products. It includes day-to-day care, selective breeding, and the raising of livestock. Husbandry has a long history, startin ...

also forms an important part of the local economy.

Notable people

* Doris Murillo Boniche – Local artist, retired art professor. * Leonidas Flores – retired footballer * Carlos Palacios Herrera – Professional cyclist * Luis Esteban Herrera – Pianist * Mark List – Driver on the

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circuit * Danadith Tayals – Poet * Manuel Vargas – SculptorEscultura Manuel Vargas
Unversidad de Costa Rica, 2014.

References

External links

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Districts of Guanacaste Province Populated places in Guanacaste Province {{CostaRica-geo-stub