Matambú

Matambú is a district of the Hojancha canton, in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica.^[1][2]

Matambú
District and Indigenous Territory
Matambú district
Matambú Matambú district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.08605°N 85.4179269°W / 10.08605; -85.4179269
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Guanacaste
Canton	Hojancha
Creation	25 July 2017
Elevation	300 m (1,000 ft)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	51105

It is the only chorotega indigenous territory^[3][4]

History

Matambú was created on 25 July 2017 by Ley 9463.^[2][5][6]

Geography

Matambú has an elevation of 300 metres.^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
2022	1,070	—
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[7] Centro Centroamericano de Población[8]

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:

• National Route 158

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. Vaage, Kari (2011). Indigenous peoples in Costa Rica and El Diquis hydroelectric project: indigenous identity, consultation and representation (PDF). Norwegian University of life sciences.
4. "Territorios Indígenas" (PDF). Instituto nacionale de estadistica y census. 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
5. "Creación del Distrito N° 5 del cantón de Hojancha Matambú". Retrieved 16 May 2020.
6. "Territorio indígena de Matambú será el quinto distrito de Hojancha". Retrieved 16 May 2020.
7. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
8. Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
9. "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.