Liberia is the first canton in the province of Guanacaste in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 1,436.47 km²[1], and has a population of 50,359[2]. Its capital is the provincial capital city of Liberia.
Cerro Cacao (Cacao Mountain) and Rincón de la Vieja Volcano National Park. Mark the northeast border of this diamond-shaped canton. The Río Salto delineates the southwestern border as far as the Río Tempisque, and the Tempisque forms the border on the southeast as far as the Bahía Naranjo (Orange Bay). The canton includes the most visited portion of Santa Rosa National Park on its northwest border.
The canton of Liberia is subdivided into 5 distritos (districts).
The canton was established by a legislative decree of November 4, 1862.