Tilarán is a small town and a district in

Guanacaste Province Guanacaste () is a Provinces of Costa Rica, 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 Pro ...

in Costa Rica. It is the seat of the

Tilarán Canton Tilarán is a small town and a district in Guanacaste Province in Costa Rica. It is the seat of the Tilarán Canton located in the hills overlooking the west shore of Lake Arenal. It is connected by road to El Silencio, Costa Rica, El Silencio, an ...

located in the hills overlooking the west shore of

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. It is connected by road to El Silencio, and by the 142 road down through the

Cordillera de Tilarán Costa Rica is located on the Central American Isthmus, surrounding the point 10° north of the equator and 84° west of the prime meridian. It has 212 km of Caribbean Sea coastline and 1,016 on the North Pacific Ocean. The area is 51,100& ...

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

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and the town lies at the center of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Tilarán Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of Roman civilization *Epistle to the Romans, shortened to Romans, a letter w ...

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 El Silencio, and via the 142 road down through the

hills to Tejona.

Economy

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

wind farms A wind farm, also called a wind park or wind power plant, is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electricity. Wind farms vary in size from a small number of turbines to several hundred wind turbines covering an exten ...

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, animal fiber, fibre, milk, or other products. It includes day-to-day care, management, production, nutrition, selective breeding, and the raising ...

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
Universidad de Costa Rica, 2014.

References

External links

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