Английская Википедия:Heredia (canton)

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox settlement Heredia is a canton in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.[1][2] The head city is in Heredia district, and is also the provincial capital of Heredia Province.

History

Heredia was created on 7 December 1848 by decree 167.[3]

Geography

Heredia has an area of 282,6 km²[4] and a mean elevation of 1242 metres.[1]

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:

  1. Heredia
  2. Mercedes
  3. San Francisco
  4. Ulloa
  5. Varablanca

Demographics

Шаблон:CR Census population For the 2011 census, Heredia had a population of 123 616 inhabitants. [5]

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes: Шаблон:Columns-list

Rail transportation

The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this canton.

References

Шаблон:Reflist Шаблон:Provinces of Costa Rica Шаблон:CostaRica-geo-stub

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