Quebrada Honda District

Quebrada Honda is a district of the Nicoya canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

Quebrada Honda
District
Quebrada Honda district
Quebrada Honda
Quebrada Honda district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.189666°N 85.2946165°W / 10.189666; -85.2946165
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceGuanacaste
CantonNicoya
Creation11 July 1967
Area
 • Total106.03 km2 (40.94 sq mi)
Elevation
23 m (75 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,523
 • Density24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
50204

History

Quebrada Honda was created on 11 July 1967 by Decreto 12. Segregated from Mansión.[2]

Geography

Quebrada Honda has an area of 106.03 km²[3] and an elevation of 23 metres.[1]

Locations
  • 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
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
19731,964—
19842,1409.0%
20002,3238.6%
20112,5238.6%

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

For the 2011 census, Quebrada Honda had a population of 2,523 inhabitants. [6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

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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