Liberia (canton)


Liberia is a canton in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica. The head city is in Liberia district.
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History

Liberia was created on 7 December 1848 by decree 167.

Geography

Liberia has an area of km2 and a mean elevation of metres.
Prominent geologic features of Liberia include Cerro Cacao and Rincón de la Vieja. The latter is the center of the Rincón de la Vieja Volcano National Park. The canton also includes the most visited portion of Santa Rosa National Park on its northwest border. The Río Salto delineates the southwestern border as far as the Tempisque River, and the Tempisque forms the border on the southeast as far as the Bahía Naranjo.

Districts

The canton of Liberia is subdivided into the following districts:
  1. Liberia
  2. Cañas Dulces
  3. Mayorga
  4. Nacascolo
  5. Curubandé

Demographics

For the 2011 census, Liberia had a population of inhabitants.
Besides hosting the provincial capital, Liberia Canton is the most populous of Guanacaste's nine cantons.

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

Airports