Hojancha (canton)
{{Short description|Canton in Guanacaste province, Costa Rica}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Hojancha
|native_name_lang = es
|settlement_type = Canton
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|pushpin_map_alt = Hojancha canton location in Costa Rica
|pushpin_map_caption = Hojancha canton location in Costa Rica
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|image_flag = Bandera Cantón de Hojancha, Guanacaste, Costa Rica.svg
|image_seal = Escudo del Cantón de Hojancha.png
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|map_caption = Hojancha canton
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|established_title = Creation
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{CRI}}
|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = Guanacaste
|seat_type = Head city
|seat = Hojancha
|government_type = Municipality
|governing_body = {{lang|es|Municipalidad de Hojancha}}
|parts_type = Districts
|parts_style = list
|parts = Districts
|p1 = Hojancha
|p2 = Monte Romo
|p3 = Puerto Carrillo
|p4 = Huacas
|p5 = Matambú
|area_total_km2 = 261.42
|elevation_m = 389
|population_total = 7197
|population_as_of = 2011
|population_density_km2 = auto
|timezone1 = UTC−06:00
|blank_name = Canton code
|blank_info = 511
|website = {{URL|http://www.munihojancha.com/}}
}}
Hojancha is a canton in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.{{cite web |lang=es |title=Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP |url=http://www.pgrweb.go.cr/scij/Busqueda/Normativa/Normas/nrm_texto_completo.aspx?param1=NRTC&nValor1=1&nValor2=88416&nValor3=115607¶m2=1&strTipM=TC&lResultado=1&strSim=simp |website=Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica |access-date=26 September 2020 |date=19 March 2019}}{{cite book |lang=es |title=División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica|date=8 March 2017|publisher=Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional|isbn=978-9977-58-477-5|url=https://www.imprentanacional.go.cr/editorialdigital/libros/historiaygeografia/division_17.pdf}} The head city is in Hojancha district.
History
Hojancha was created on 2 November 1971 by decree 4887.
On 5 September 2012, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck 12 kilometers northeast of Hojancha, destroying houses in the canton.{{cite web |url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000cfsd |title=M7.6 - 12km ENE of Hojancha, Costa Rica |date=September 5, 2012 |publisher=United States Geological Survey |access-date=October 3, 2012}}{{cite news |title=Sismo Destruyó Viviendas en Varios Cantones de Guanacaste y Alajuela |author=Mata Blanco, Alonso |url=http://www.nacion.com/2012-09-06/ElPais/sismo-destruyo-viviendas-en-varios-cantones-de-guanacaste-y-alajuela--.aspx |newspaper=La Nación |date=September 6, 2012 |access-date=October 3, 2012 |language=es |trans-title=Earthquake Destroyed Homes in Several Cantons of Guanacaste and Alajuela |archive-date=September 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925071449/http://www.nacion.com/2012-09-06/ElPais/sismo-destruyo-viviendas-en-varios-cantones-de-guanacaste-y-alajuela--.aspx |url-status=dead }}
Geography
Hojancha has an area of {{formatnum:261.42}} km²{{cite web |lang=es |title=Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo |url=https://www.inec.cr/anuario-estadistico/anuario-estadistico-geografia |website=Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos |access-date=26 September 2020 |archive-date=24 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024225203/https://www.inec.cr/anuario-estadistico/anuario-estadistico-geografia |url-status=dead }} and a mean elevation of {{formatnum:389}} metres.
The canton is in the midsection of the Nicoya Peninsula. It is relatively compact, with a slim area reaching south to encompass a small portion of the Pacific coastline from Carrillo Beach southward to the mouth of the Ora River.
Districts
The canton of Hojancha is subdivided into the following districts:
Demographics
{{CR Census population
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|1883=
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|1950=
|1963=
|1973=7899
|1984=5879
|2000=6534
|2011=7197
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For the 2011 census, Hojancha had a population of {{formatnum:7197}} inhabitants.{{cite web |lang=es |title=Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito |url=https://www.inec.cr/censos/censos-2011 |website=Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos |access-date=26 September 2020}}
Transportation
= Road transportation =
The canton is covered by the following road routes:
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References
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