| Tilarán | |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | Canton |
| Pushpin Map: | Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Tilarán canton location in Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Tilarán canton location in Costa Rica |
| Coordinates: | 10.4896°N -84.9065°W |
| Map Alt: | Tilarán canton |
| Image Alt: | Tilaran wind power industry. |
| Established Title: | Creation |
| Established Date: | 21 August 1923[1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Guanacaste |
| Seat Type: | Head city |
| Seat: | Tilarán |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Governing Body: | Spanish; Castilian: Municipalidad de Tilarán |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | list |
| Parts: | Districts |
| P1: | Tilarán |
| P2: | Quebrada Grande |
| P3: | Tronadora |
| P4: | Santa Rosa |
| P5: | Líbano |
| P6: | Tierras Morenas |
| P7: | Arenal |
| P8: | Cabeceras |
| Area Total Km2: | 638.39 |
| Elevation M: | 579 |
| Population Total: | 19640 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Blank Name: | Canton code |
| Blank Info: | 508 |
Tilarán is a canton in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[2] [3] The head city is in Tilarán district.
Tilarán was created on 21 August 1923 by decree 170.
Tilarán has an area of km²[4] and a mean elevation of 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).
The canton of Tilarán is subdivided into the following districts:
For the 2011 census, Tilarán had a population of inhabitants.[5]
The canton is covered by the following road routes: