| Tilarán | |
| Settlement Type: | Town and district |
| Pushpin Map: | Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Tilarán town location in Costa Rica |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Tilarán town location in Costa Rica |
| Coordinates: | 10.4709°N -84.9674°W |
| Map Alt: | Tilarán |
| Image Alt: | Wind turbine in Tilarán |
| Established Title: | Creation |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Guanacaste |
| Subdivision Type2: | Canton |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tilarán |
| Area Total Km2: | 139.43 |
| Elevation M: | 564 |
| Population Total: | 8677 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 50801 |
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.[1] 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.[2] [3]
Tilarán has an area of km²[4] and an elevation of metres.
For the 2011 census, Tilarán had a population of inhabitants.[5] The main religion is Roman Catholicism and the town lies at the center of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tilarán.
The district is covered by the following road routes:
It is connected by road to El Silencio, and via the 142 road down through the Cordillera de Tilarán hills to Tejona.[6]
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.