Huacas | |
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![]() 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. |
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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]