Hojancha (canton)
Hojancha is a canton in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica. The head city is in Hojancha district.
History
Hojancha was created on 2 November 1971 by decree 4887.On 5 September 2012, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck 12 kilometers northeast of Hojancha, destroying houses in the canton.
Geography
Hojancha has an area of km² and a mean elevation of metres.The canton is in the midsection of the Nicoya Peninsula. It is relatively compact, with a slim area reaching south to encompass a small portion of the Pacific coastline from Carrillo Beach southward to the mouth of the Ora River.