Hojancha (canton)
Hojancha | |
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Coordinates: 9°58′31″N 85°24′34″W / 9.9752817°N 85.4095116°W | |
Country | Costa Rica |
Province | Guanacaste |
Creation | 2 November 1971[1] |
Head city | Hojancha |
Districts | |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | Municipalidad de Hojancha |
Area | |
• Total | 261.42 km2 (100.93 sq mi) |
Elevation | 389 m (1,276 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 7,197 |
• Density | 28/km2 (71/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Canton code | 511 |
Website | www |
Hojancha is a canton in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city is in Hojancha district.
History
Hojancha was created on 2 November 1971 by decree 4887.[1]
On 5 September 2012, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck 12 kilometers northeast of Hojancha, destroying houses in the canton.[4][5]
Geography
Hojancha has an area of 261.42 km²[6] and a mean elevation of 389 metres.[2]
The canton is in the midsection of the Nicoya Peninsula. It is relatively compact, with a slim area reaching south to encompass a small portion of the Pacific coastline from Carrillo Beach southward to the mouth of the Ora River.
Districts
The canton of Hojancha is subdivided into the following districts:
Demographics
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
2011 | 7,197 | 10.1% | |
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[7] |
For the
Transportation
Road transportation
The canton is covered by the following road routes:
References
- ^ ISBN 9977-64-243-5. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5.
- ^ "M7.6 - 12km ENE of Hojancha, Costa Rica". United States Geological Survey. September 5, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
- La Nación(in Spanish). Retrieved October 3, 2012.
- ^ "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.