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Tronadora
District
Tronadora
Tronadora
Tronadora district location in Costa Rica
Tronadora district location in Costa Rica
Tronadora
Location in Costa Rica
Country  Costa Rica
Province Guanacaste
Canton Tilarán
Area
 • Total 142.28 km2 (54.93 sq mi)
Elevation
600 m (2,000 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total 1,795
 • Density 12.616/km2 (32.675/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−06:00
Postal code
50803

Tronadora is a district of the Tilarán canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica. It is located on the west shore of Lake Arenal. It is connected by road to Tejona and Tilarán along Route 142. The weather is changeable due to the proximity of the confluence of the Pacific coast weather pattern and the inland lake weather pattern. It is drier and cooler than the Pacific coast due to the elevation of 614 meters (2014 feet).

Geography

Tronadora has an area of 142.28 km² and an elevation of 600 metres.

Locations

  • Poblados: Arenal Viejo, Colonia Menonita, Río Chiquito Abajo, Silencio

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1927 734
1950 1,614 119.9%
1963 2,565 58.9%
1973 2,623 2.3%
1984 1,505 −42.6%
2000 1,745 15.9%
2011 1,795 2.9%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos
Centro Centroamericano de Población

For the 2011 census, Tronadora had a population of 1,795 inhabitants.

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

  • CR RNT 926.svg National Route 926
  • CR RNT 936.svg National Route 936
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