Heredia Province

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Heredia is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the north-central part of the country. To the north it borders Nicaragua, to the east is the province Limón, to the south the province San José, and to the west Alajuela. The capital is the city of Heredia. The province covers an area of 2,657 km² (1), and has a population of 378,681(2).

Administrative Division

The provinces is subdivided into ten cantons and forty seven districts.

Canton (Capital):

  • Heredia (Heredia)
  • Barva (Barva)
  • Santo Domingo (Santo Domingo)
  • Santa Bárbara (Santa Bárbara)
  • San Rafael (San Rafael)
  • San Isidro (San Isidro)
  • Belén (San Antonio)
  • Flores (San Joaquín)
  • San Pablo (San Pablo)
  • Sarapiquí (Puerto Viejo)

References

(1) Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), 2001.

(2) Estimates of Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC), May 2003.

External links

Provinces of Costa Rica

Alajuela · Cartago · Guanacaste · Heredia · Limón · Puntarenas · San José
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