Tamarindo, Costa Rica

Tamarindo
The coastline in Tamarindo
The coastline in Tamarindo
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Tamarindo district
Tamarindo district location in Costa Rica
Tamarindo district location in Costa Rica
Tamarindo
Tamarindo district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°17′32″N 85°47′53″W / 10.2923417°N 85.798175°W / 10.2923417; -85.798175
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceGuanacaste
CantonSanta Cruz
Creation27 November 1995
Area
 • Total
125.86 km2 (48.59 sq mi)
Elevation
27 m (89 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
6,375
 • Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
50309
View of Tamarindo Beach.

Tamarindo is a district of the Santa Cruz canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica, located on the Nicoya Peninsula.[1][2]

The town of Tamarindo is the largest developed beach town in Guanacaste. Once a small fishing village, it has boomed in the 21st century with surfing and eco-tourism, and is now popular with surfers, digital nomads, and expatriates.

  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. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. 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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2020.

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