Varablanca

Varablanca
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Varablanca district
Varablanca district location in Costa Rica
Varablanca district location in Costa Rica
Varablanca
Varablanca district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°10′39″N 84°02′25″W / 10.177387°N 84.0403278°W / 10.177387; -84.0403278
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceHeredia
CantonHeredia
Creation5 July 1971
Area
 • Total258.05 km2 (99.63 sq mi)
Elevation
1,804 m (5,919 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total700
 • Density2.7/km2 (7.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Postal code
40105

Varablanca is a district of the Heredia canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.[1][2]

The Varablanca head city is located between Poas Volcano and Barva Volcano in the Heredia Province of Costa Rica. It is an important cross-road location for all major traffic connecting the northern parts of Costa Rica, especially the Sarapiqui River delta area with the major population area of the San Jose Central Valley. On January 8, 2009, it was struck by a powerful 6.1 magnitude earthquake known as the Cinchona earthquake.

  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. 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.