Heredia (canton)

Heredia
Inmaculada Concepción Church, Heredia
Inmaculada Concepción Church, Heredia
Flag of Heredia
Official seal of Heredia
Map
Heredia canton
Heredia canton location in Costa Rica
Heredia canton location in Costa Rica
Heredia
Heredia canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°07′44″N 84°02′31″W / 10.1289028°N 84.0419806°W / 10.1289028; -84.0419806
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceHeredia
Creation7 December 1848
Head cityHeredia
Districts
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyMunicipalidad de Heredia
 • MayorÁngela Ileana Aguilar Vargas (PLN)
Area
 • Total282.6 km2 (109.1 sq mi)
Elevation
1,242 m (4,075 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total123,616
 • Estimate 
(2022)
131,901
 • Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Canton code401
Websitewww.heredia.go.cr/en

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.

  1. ^ "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. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. ^ 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.