Heredia Province Explained

Heredia
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:Province
Coordinates:10.4167°N -84°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Costa Rica
Seat Type:Capital city
Seat:Heredia (pop. 42,600)
Seat1 Type:Largest city
Seat1:Heredia
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:2657
Population Total:433677
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Iso Code:CR-H
Blank Name Sec2:HDI (2019)
Blank Info Sec2:0.837[1]
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Heredia (pronounced as /es/) 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 Central Valley. It contains several major environmentally important areas such as the Braulio Carrillo National Park and the Sarapiqui River. The capital is the city of Heredia.

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.

Geography

The province covers an area of 2,657 km2. The province is home to a variety of environments, including primary forests, tropical dry forests, and montane forests.[2] [3]

Demographics

In 1850, the province had a population of approximately 13,390.[4] As of 2011, it has a population of 433,677.[5]

Administrative divisions

The province is subdivided into 10 cantons and 47 districts.

Cantons

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab. hdi.globaldatalab.org. en. 2018-09-13.
  2. Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), 2001
  3. Web site: The Only Global Booking Platform.
  4. Book: Baily, John. Central America; Describing Each of the States of Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. 1850. Trelawney Saunders. London. 177.
  5. http://www.cipacdh.org/pdf/Resultados%20Generales%20Censo%202011.pdf Resultados Generales Censo 2011