Liberia, Costa Rica facts for kids
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Liberia
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 Liberia
Location in Costa Rica
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| Country | Costa Rica | ||
| Province | Guanacaste | ||
| Canton | Liberia | ||
| Founded | 1836 | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 1,456.57 km2 (562.38 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 144 m (472 ft) | ||
| Population
(2012)
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| • Total | 62,995 | ||
| • Density | 43.2489/km2 (112.0140/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Liberiano | ||
| Time zone | +6 | ||
| Postal code |
50101
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Liberia is the capital and largest city of Guanacaste province in Costa Rica. The city is 215 kilometres (134 mi) northwest of the national capital, San José. Liberia is often called "la ciudad blanca" (the white city) by its residents because of the white gravel once used to make the city’s roads and the whitewashed colonial houses that once made up a large part of the city.
Climate
| Climate data for Liberia, Costa Rica | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 33.4 (92.1) |
34.4 (93.9) |
35.4 (95.7) |
35.9 (96.6) |
33.9 (93.0) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.1 (89.8) |
31.3 (88.3) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.6 (88.9) |
32.5 (90.5) |
33.0 (91.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 20.7 (69.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.6 (70.9) |
22.7 (72.9) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.3 (72.1) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.0 (69.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.4 (0.06) |
1.8 (0.07) |
4.2 (0.17) |
22.6 (0.89) |
196.4 (7.73) |
247.9 (9.76) |
160.2 (6.31) |
211.3 (8.32) |
363.5 (14.31) |
335.6 (13.21) |
104.8 (4.13) |
11.3 (0.44) |
1,661 (65.4) |
| Average precipitation days | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 12.0 | 16.7 | 13.2 | 14.7 | 19.9 | 18.2 | 9.2 | 3.1 | 110.5 |
| Source: Instituto Meteorologico NacionalWorld Meteorological Organization (precipitation data) | |||||||||||||
See also
In Spanish: Liberia (Costa Rica) para niños
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