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, and by the 142 road down through the Cordillera de Tilarán 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 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: National Route 142 National Route 145 National Route 925 National Route 926
It is connected by road to El Silencio, and via the 142 road down through the Cordillera de Tilarán hills to Tejona.
Economy 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.
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 Monster Jam circuit Danadith Tayals – Poet Manuel Vargas – SculptorEscultura Manuel Vargas Universidad de Costa Rica, 2014.
References
External links Tilaran Servicios de Internet