Hojancha (canton)

Hojancha
Canton
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Hojancha canton
Hojancha Hojancha canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9°58′31″N85°24′34″W / 9.9752817°N 85.4095116°W / 9.9752817; -85.4095116
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Guanacaste
Creation	2 November 1971 [1]
Head city	Hojancha
Districts	Districts Hojancha Monte Romo Puerto Carrillo Huacas Matambú
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.munihojancha.com

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:

1. Hojancha
2. Monte Romo
3. Puerto Carrillo
4. Huacas
5. Matambú

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1973	7,899	—
1984	5,879	−2.65%
2000	6,534	+0.66%
2011	7,197	+0.88%
2022	8,085	+1.06%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [7] Centro Centroamericano de Población [8]

For the 2011 census, Hojancha had a population of 7,197 inhabitants. ^[9]

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 158
• National Route 160
• National Route 901
• National Route 902

References

1. Hernández, Hermógenes (1985). Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 (in Spanish) (1 ed.). San José: Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 164–173. ISBN   9977-64-243-5 . Retrieved 5 October 2020.
2. "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.
3. 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.
4. "M7.6 - 12km ENE of Hojancha, Costa Rica". United States Geological Survey. September 5, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
5. Mata Blanco, Alonso (September 6, 2012). "Sismo Destruyó Viviendas en Varios Cantones de Guanacaste y Alajuela" [Earthquake Destroyed Homes in Several Cantons of Guanacaste and Alajuela]. La Nación (in Spanish). Archived from the original on September 25, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
6. "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.
7. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
8. Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
9. "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.