Hojancha Canton

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Hojancha is the 11th canton in the province of Guanacaste in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 261.42 km²[1], and has a population of 6,960[2]. Its capital city is also called Hojancha.

The canton is in the midsection of the Nicoya Peninsula. It is relatively compact, with a single tentacle reaching south to encompass a small portion of the Pacific coastline from Playa Carrillo southward to the mouth of the Río Ora.

The canton of Hojancha is subdivided into 4 distritos (districts).

  1. Hojancha
  2. Monte Romo
  3. Puerto Carrillo
  4. Huacas

[edit] History

The canton was established by law on November 2, 1971.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), 2001.
  2. ^ Estimates of Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC), May 2003.


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