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Tamarindo, Costa Rica
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This article is about a place in Costa Rica. For the drink, see Tamarindo (drink).
Tamarindo is a district of the Santa Cruz canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica, located on the Nicoya Peninsula.[1][2]
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Coordinates: 10.2923417°N 85.798175°W / 10.2923417; -85.798175 | |
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Province | Guanacaste |
Canton | Santa Cruz |
Creation | 27 November 1995 |
Area | |
• Total | 125.86 km2 (48.59 sq mi) |
Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,375 |
• Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Postal code | 50309 |
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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.