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Hojancha District

Coordinates: 10°02′44″N 85°25′36″W / 10.0455932°N 85.4265636°W / 10.0455932; -85.4265636
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Hojancha district
Hojancha district location in Costa Rica
Hojancha district location in Costa Rica
Hojancha
Hojancha district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°02′44″N 85°25′36″W / 10.0455932°N 85.4265636°W / 10.0455932; -85.4265636
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceGuanacaste
CantonHojancha
Area
 • Total79.05 km2 (30.52 sq mi)
Elevation
350 m (1,150 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total4,245
 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
51101

Hojancha is a district of the Hojancha canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Geography

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Hojancha has an area of 79.05 km²[3] and an elevation of 350 metres.[1]

Villages

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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

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Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
19737,899—    
19845,879−2.65%
20003,751−2.77%
20114,245+1.13%
20223,900−0.77%
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

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Road transportation

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The district is covered by the following road routes:

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  5. ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
  6. ^ "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.