Huacas District

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

Huacas
District
Huacas district
Huacas district location in Costa Rica
Huacas district location in Costa Rica
Huacas
Huacas district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.0357253°N 85.35947°W / 10.0357253; -85.35947
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceGuanacaste
CantonHojancha
Creation23 July 1999
Area
 • Total31.49 km2 (12.16 sq mi)
Elevation
570 m (1,870 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total707
 • Density22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
51104

History

Huacas was created on 23 July 1999 by Decreto Ejecutivo 28027-G. Segregated from Hojancha.[2]

Geography

Huacas has an area of 31.49 km²[3] and an elevation of 570 metres.[1]

Villages

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.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
2000697—
20117071.4%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[5]

For the 2011 census, Huacas had a population of 707 inhabitants. [6]

References
  1. "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.
  2. 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.
  3. "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  5. "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
  6. "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.
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