Heredia (canton)
Heredia is a canton in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city is in Heredia district, and is also the provincial capital of Heredia Province.
Heredia | |
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 Inmaculada Concepción Church, Heredia | |
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Heredia canton | |
  Heredia Heredia canton location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 10.1289028°N 84.0419806°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Heredia |
| Creation | 7 December 1848[1] |
| Head city | Heredia |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipalidad de Heredia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 282.6 km2 (109.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,242 m (4,075 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 123,616 |
| • Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Canton code | 401 |
| Website | www |
History
Heredia was created on 7 December 1848 by decree 167.[1]
Geography
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 Central, is also administered as part of Heredia Canton.
Districts
The canton of Heredia is subdivided into the following districts:
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1864 | 14,073 | — | |
| 1883 | 16,452 | 16.9% | |
| 1892 | 16,480 | 0.2% | |
| 1927 | 12,667 | −23.1% | |
| 1950 | 19,898 | 57.1% | |
| 1963 | 30,919 | 55.4% | |
| 1973 | 36,487 | 18.0% | |
| 1984 | 54,896 | 50.5% | |
| 2000 | 103,894 | 89.3% | |
| 2011 | 123,616 | 19.0% | |
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5] |
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For the 2011 census, Heredia had a population of 123,616 inhabitants. [7]
Transportation
Road transportation
The canton is covered by the following road routes:
Rail transportation
The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this canton.
References
- Hernández, Hermógenes (1985). Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 (in Spanish) (1 ed.). San José: Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 164–173. ISBN 9977-64-243-5. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- "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.
- "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (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.