Hojancha is a district of the Hojancha canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Hojancha | |
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Coordinates: 10°02′44″N 85°25′36″W / 10.0455932°N 85.4265636°W | |
Country | Costa Rica |
Province | Guanacaste |
Canton | Hojancha |
Area | |
• Total | 79.05 km2 (30.52 sq mi) |
Elevation | 350 m (1,150 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,245 |
• Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Postal code | 51101 |
Geography edit
Hojancha has an area of 79.05 km²[3] and an elevation of 350 metres.[1]
Villages edit
The administrative center of the district is the village of Palmira.
Other villages in the district include Ángeles, Comunidad, Paso Tempisque (partly) and San Rafael.
Demographics edit
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1973 | 7,899 | — | |
1984 | 5,879 | −25.6% | |
2000 | 3,751 | −36.2% | |
2011 | 4,245 | 13.2% | |
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
According to the 2011 census, Hojancha had a population of 4,245 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation edit
Road transportation edit
The district is covered by the following road routes:
References edit
- ^ a b "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. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- ^ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
- ^ "Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.