Matambú | |
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 Interactive map of Matambú | |
Matambú Matambú district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10°05′10″N 85°25′05″W / 10.08605°N 85.4179269°W / 10.08605; -85.4179269 | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Guanacaste |
| Canton | Hojancha |
| Creation | 25 July 2017 |
| Elevation | 300 m (980 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 51105 |
Matambú is a district of the Hojancha canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.12
It is the only Chorotega indigenous territory.34
History
Matambú was created on 25 July 2017 by Ley 9463.256
Geography
Matambú has an elevation of 300 metres.1
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,070 | — |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos7 Centro Centroamericano de Población8 | ||
For the 2011 census, Matambú had not been created, therefore no census data is available as its inhabitants were part of other districts.9
Transportation
Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
References
References
- "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.
- 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.
- Vaage, Kari (2011). Indigenous peoples in Costa Rica and El Diquis hydroelectric project: indigenous identity, consultation and representation (MSc thesis). Ås: Norwegian University of Life Sciences. hdl:11250/187790.
- "Territorios Indígenas" (PDF). Instituto nacionale de estadistica y census. 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- "Creación del Distrito N° 5 del cantón de Hojancha Matambú". Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- "Territorio indígena de Matambú será el quinto distrito de Hojancha". Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (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.