Huacas | |
|---|---|
Huacas district | |
| Coordinates: 10°02′09″N85°21′34″W / 10.0357253°N 85.35947°W | |
| Country | |
| Province | Guanacaste |
| Canton | Hojancha |
| Creation | 23 July 1999 |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.49 km2 (12.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 570 m (1,870 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 707 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (58/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 51104 |
Huacas is a district of the Hojancha canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica. [1] [2]
Huacas was created on 23 July 1999 by Decreto Ejecutivo 28027-G. Segregated from Hojancha. [2]
Huacas has an area of 31.49 km² [3] and an elevation of 570 metres. [1]
Administrative center of the district is the village of Huacas.
Other villages in the district are Avellana, Pita Rayada, Río Blanco Oeste and Tres Quebradas.
| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 697 | — |
| 2011 | 707 | +0.13% |
| 2022 | 726 | +0.24% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [4] Centro Centroamericano de Población [5] | ||
For the 2011 census, Huacas had a population of 707 inhabitants. [6]