Quebrada Honda
District
Quebrada Honda district
Quebrada Honda district location in Costa Rica
Quebrada Honda district location in Costa Rica
Quebrada Honda
Quebrada Honda district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°11′23″N 85°17′41″W / 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

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

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. 1 2 "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. 1 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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