Heredia Province
| Heredia | |
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| Data | |
| Capital | Heredia |
| population | 475,838 |
| surface | 2,657 km² |
| Population density | 163 people / km² |
| structure | 10 cantons |
| Other cities | San Francisco , Mercedes |
| Rivers | Río Chiripó |
| ISO 3166-2 | CR-H |
Heredia is the smallest province of Costa Rica and is located in the north of the country. In the north it borders on Nicaragua , in the east on the province of Limón , in the south on the province of San José and in the west on Alajuela . The capital is Heredia (City of Flowers). The province has an area of 2657 km² (5%) and in 2011 had 433,677 inhabitants (10%).
Administrative division
The province is divided into ten cantons:
| Canton | Capital | Population (2011) |
|---|---|---|
| Barva | Barva (city) | 40,660 |
| Belén | San Antonio de Belen | 21,633 |
| Flores | San Joaquin de Flores | 20,037 |
| Heredia | Heredia | 123.616 |
| San Isidro | San Isidro de Heredia | 20,633 |
| San Pablo | San Pablo de Heredia | 27,671 |
| San Rafael | San Rafael de Heredia | 45,965 |
| Santa Bárbara | Santa Bárbara de Heredia | 36,243 |
| Santo Domingo | Santo Domingo de Heredia | 40,072 |
| Sarapiquí | Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí | 57,147 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ inec.go.cr ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ( MS Excel ; 119 kB) INEC; Retrieved October 13, 2012
Coordinates: 10 ° 15 ′ N , 84 ° 4 ′ W