Liberia, Costa Rica

Liberia
Images, from top down, left to right: Immaculate Church of Concepcion de Maria, Central Park, Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport, the Chorotega, Mario Cañas Ruiz Park Monument.
Coat of arms of Liberia
Motto(s): 
De la patria por nuestra voluntad  (Spanish)
"From The Homeland Out of Our Own Will"
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Liberia district
Liberia is located in Costa Rica
Liberia
Liberia
Location of Liberia within Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°38′N 85°26′W / 10.633°N 85.433°W / 10.633; -85.433
CountryCosta Rica
ProvinceGuanacaste
CantonLiberia
Founded1836
Area
 • Total561.57 km2 (216.82 sq mi)
Elevation
144 m (472 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total53,382
 • Density95/km2 (250/sq mi)
DemonymLiberiano
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
50101

Liberia (Spanish pronunciation: [li.ˈβe.ɾja]) is a district and the largest city in the Guanacaste Province of Costa Rica, located 215 kilometres (134 mi) northwest of the national capital, San José.[1][2] Part of the Liberia canton, it is a major center for the country's tourism industry.

Liberia has been nicknamed la ciudad blanca (the white city) due to the white gravel that was once used to make the city's roads and the whitewashed colonial houses which used to make up a large part of the city. It had a population of 56,899 in 2013.[3]

  1. ^ "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP". Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. ^ División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5.
  3. ^ Estadísticas Vitales 2013 – INEC

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