Matambú

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

Matambú
District and Indigenous Territory
Matambú district
Matambú Matambú district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.08605°N 85.4179269°W / 10.08605; -85.4179269
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Guanacaste
Canton	Hojancha
Creation	25 July 2017
Elevation	300 m (1,000 ft)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	51105

It is the only Chorotega indigenous territory.^[3][4]

History

Matambú was created on 25 July 2017 by Ley 9463.^[2][5][6]

Geography

Matambú has an elevation of 300 metres.^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
2022	1,070	—
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[7] Centro Centroamericano de Población[8]

For the 2011 census, Matambú had not been created, therefore no census data is available as its inhabitants were part of other districts.^[9]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 158