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Heredia ( Spanish pronunciation: [eˈɾeðja]) is a district in the Heredia canton of Heredia province, Costa Rica. As the seat of the municipality of Heredia canton, it is awarded the status of city, and by virtue of being the city of the first canton, it is the Province Capital of Heredia province as well. [1] [2] It is 10 kilometers to the ...
Heredia Province. / 10.417°N 84.000°W / 10.417; -84.000. Heredia ( Spanish pronunciation: [eˈɾeðja]) is a province of Costa Rica. It is in the north-central part of the country. As a result, the province covers areas as diverse as the agriculture-rich Northern plains to the more metropolitan areas such as the city of Heredia in the ...
Heredia has an area of 282.6 km² [4] and a mean elevation of 1,242 metres. [2] The canton includes the areas south and west of the capital city of Heredia as far as the Virilla River and the National Route 1. The non-contiguous district of Varablanca, that includes a large portion of Braulio Carrillo National Park high in the Cordillera ...
Costa Rica: Province: Heredia: Creation: 8 June 1907: Head city: San Antonio: ... Belén is a canton in the Heredia province of Costa Rica. The head city is in San ...
History. San Pablo was created on 18 July 1961 by decree 2789. Geography. San Pablo has an area of 7.53 km² and a mean elevation of 1,168 metres.. The canton is in the foothills southeast of the provincial capital city of Heredia, with the Bermúdez River as the southeast boundary and the Pirro River delineating the farthest portion of the northwestern border.
San Isidro (canton) / 10.0298852; -84.0431476. San Isidro, also referred to as San Isidro de Heredia, [2] is a canton in the Heredia province of Costa Rica. [3] [4] The head city is in San Isidro district.
History. Santa Bárbara was created on 29 September 1882 by decree 21. [1] Santa Bárbara was originally populated by the Huetares, who lived in the Barva region. [4] When the Spanish settled, the Huetares were forced to work on Spanish haciendas where many crops were produced, including corn, beans, legumes, cotton, sugarcane, and sarsaparilla.
Barva has an area of 53.8 km² [5] and an elevation of 1,241 metres. [1] The elongated canton climbs from the city of Barva on the outskirts of the capital city of Heredia up the slopes of the dormant Barva Volcano, with the mountain's summit serving as its northern boundary. The mountainous region of the canton, where the lagoon of the Barva ...