Hojancha District

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

Hojancha
District
Hojancha district
Hojancha Hojancha district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.0455932°N 85.4265636°W / 10.0455932; -85.4265636
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Guanacaste
Canton	Hojancha
Area
• Total	79.05 km2 (30.52 sq mi)
Elevation	350 m (1,150 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,245
• Density	54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	51101

Geography

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

Villages

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

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1973	7,899	—
1984	5,879	−2.65%
2000	3,751	−2.77%
2011	4,245	+1.13%
2022	3,900	−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

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 158
• National Route 902