Hojancha is a district of the Hojancha canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Hojancha | |
|---|---|
 Hojancha district | |
  Hojancha Hojancha district location in Costa Rica | |
| 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
editHojancha has an area of 79.05 km²[3] and an elevation of 350 metres.[1]
Villages
editThe 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| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 7,899 | — |
| 1984 | 5,879 | −2.65% |
| 2000 | 3,751 | −2.77% |
| 2011 | 4,245 | +1.13% |
| 2022 | 3,900 | −0.77% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población[5] | ||
According to the 2011 census, Hojancha had a population of 4,245 inhabitants. [6]
Transportation
editRoad transportation
editThe 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). Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (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.
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