Liberia (canton)

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

History
Liberia was created on 7 December 1848 by decree 167.

Geography
Liberia has an area of 1,436.47 km2 and a mean elevation of 193 metres. Prominent geologic features of Liberia include Cerro Cacao (Cacao Mountain) and Rincón de la Vieja. The latter is the center of the Rincón de la Vieja Volcano National Park. The canton also includes the most visited portion of Santa Rosa National Park on its northwest border. The Río Salto delineates the southwestern border as far as the Tempisque River, and the Tempisque forms the border on the southeast as far as the Bahía Naranjo (Orange Bay).

Districts
The canton of Liberia is subdivided into the following districts:
 * 1) Liberia
 * 2) Cañas Dulces
 * 3) Mayorga
 * 4) Nacascolo
 * 5) Curubandé

Demographics
For the 2011 census, Liberia had a population of 62,987 inhabitants. Besides hosting the provincial capital, Liberia Canton is the most populous of Guanacaste's nine cantons.

Road transportation
The canton is covered by the following road routes: • CR RNP 1.svg National Route 1

• CR RNP 21.svg National Route 21

• CR RNS 253.svg National Route 253

• CR RNT 913.svg National Route 913

• CR RNT 917.svg National Route 917

• CR RNT 918.svg National Route 918

Airports

 * Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport is located in this canton.