Liberia

Liberia is the capital city of the province of . It is located about 220 km Northwest San Jose. After Mexico's War of Independence from Spain, the settlement of Guanacaste, as Liberia was known then, transitioned from being a town in the Partido de Nicoya of the Federal Republic of Central America to being part of Nicaragua and then Costa Rica.
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Liberia

Latitude
10.5866° or 10° 35′ 12″ north
Longitude
-85.4504° or 85° 27′ 2″ west
Population
53,400
Elevation
132 metres (433 feet)
Open location code
762PHGPX+JR
Geo­Names ID
11239647
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