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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 ...
History. Heredia was created on 7 December 1848 by decree 167. Geography. Heredia has an area of 282.6 km² and a mean elevation of 1,242 metres.. 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.
San Rafael (canton) / 10.04167°N 84.07500°W / 10.04167; -84.07500. San Rafael is a canton in the Heredia province of Costa Rica. [2] [3] The head city is in San Rafael district.
Sarapiquí has an area of 2,140.54 km 2. [3] The canton includes the major portion of the Province of Heredia, and is named for its major waterway, the Sarapiquí River. The western half of the canton gives way to the San Carlos Plain. Heredia's provincial border with Alajuela, which runs through the middle of the San Carlos Plain, marks the ...
Belén is a canton in the Heredia province of Costa Rica. The head city is in San Antonio district. History. Belén was created on 8 June 1907 by decree 15. Geography ...
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.
San José ( Spanish: [saŋ xoˈse]; meaning "Saint Joseph") is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica, and the capital of the province of the same name. It is in the center of the country, in the mid-west of the Central Valley, within San José Canton. San José is Costa Rica's seat of national government, focal point of political and ...