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 638.39 km² and a mean elevation of 579 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 19,640 inhabitants.

Road transportation
The canton is covered by the following road routes: • CR RNS 142.svg National Route 142

• CR RNS 143.svg National Route 143

• CR RNS 145.svg National Route 145

• CR RNT 606.svg National Route 606

• CR RNT 619.svg National Route 619

• CR RNT 734.svg National Route 734

• CR RNT 925.svg National Route 925

• CR RNT 926.svg National Route 926

• CR RNT 927.svg National Route 927

• CR RNT 936.svg National Route 936

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