Quebrada Honda is a district of the Nicoya canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1][2]
Quebrada Honda | |
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 Quebrada Honda district | |
  Quebrada Honda Quebrada Honda district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°11′23″N 85°17′41″W / 10.189666°N 85.2946165°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Guanacaste |
| Canton | Nicoya |
| Creation | 11 July 1967 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 106.03 km2 (40.94 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,523 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 50204 |
History edit
Quebrada Honda was created on 11 July 1967 by Decreto 12. Segregated from Mansión.[2]
Geography edit
Quebrada Honda has an area of 106.03 km²[3] and an elevation of 23 metres.[1]
Locations edit
- Barrios: Tortuguero
- Poblados: Botija, Caballito, Embarcadero, Copal, Loma Bonita, Millal, Paraíso, Paso Guabo, Pochote, Puerto Moreno, Roblar, San Juan (part), Sombrero, Sonzapote, Tres Esquinas
Demographics edit
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1973 | 1,964 | — | |
| 1984 | 2,140 | 9.0% | |
| 2000 | 2,323 | 8.6% | |
| 2011 | 2,523 | 8.6% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[4] |
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For the 2011 census, Quebrada Honda had a population of 2,523 inhabitants.[6]
Transportation edit
Road transportation edit
The district is covered by the following road routes:
References edit
- ^ 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.
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