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Tilarán

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Tilarán

Total population

9,000

Elevation564 m
Land area144.75 km²
Coordinates10.47°, -84.97°

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City facts

Elevation
564 m
Area
144.75 km²
Time zone
UTC−06:00

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

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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History & geography

Geography

Tilarán has an area of and an elevation of metres.

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Geography

Latitude
10.4712
Longitude
-84.9676
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
360,787
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    7,005
  • Turkey Vulture
    Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    6,166
  • Great-tailed Grackle
    Quiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    5,917
  • Clay-colored Thrush
    Turdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves
    5,892
  • Brown Jay
    Psilorhinus morio (Wagler, 1829) · Aves
    5,783
  • Keel-billed Toucan
    Ramphastos sulfuratus R.Lesson, 1830 · Aves
    5,179
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    5,083
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    4,813

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
248
Largest magnitude
7.6
Largest event
2012-09-05

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

L
Leonidas Flores
Costa Rican football referee
A
Alexander Vargas
Costa Rican football manager
D
David Ulloa
Costa Rican actor

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Guanacaste

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.4
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,605

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
83
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Events

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image