Huacas District
Huacas | |
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Huacas district | |
  Huacas Huacas district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°02′09″N 85°21′34″W / 10.0357253°N 85.35947°W / 10.0357253; -85.35947 | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| 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]
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 | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 2000 | 697 | — | |
| 2011 | 707 | 1.4% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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For the 2011 census, Huacas had a population of 707 inhabitants. [6]
References
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- ^ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
- ^ "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.
 Districts of Guanacaste Province | |
|---|---|
| Liberia | |
| Nicoya | |
| Santa Cruz | |
| Bagaces | |
| Carrillo | |
| Cañas | |
| Abangares | |
| Tilarán | |
| Nandayure | |
| La Cruz | |
| Hojancha |
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