Tilarán
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.
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Wind turbine in Tilarán | |
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Tilarán Tilarán town location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10.470932°N 84.967445°W | |
| Country | Costa Rica |
| Province | Guanacaste |
| Canton | Tilarán |
| Area | |
| • Total | 139.43 km2 (53.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 564 m (1,850 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 8,677 |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 50801 |
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