Heredia (canton)
Canton in Heredia province, Costa Rica From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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 Inmaculada Concepción Church, Heredia | |
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| Coordinates: 10.1289028°N 84.0419806°W | |
| Country | Costa Rica |
| Province | Heredia |
| Creation | 7 December 1848 |
| Head city | Heredia |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipalidad de Heredia |
| • Mayor | Ángela Ileana Aguilar Vargas (PLN) |
| Area | |
• Total | 282.6 km2 (109.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,242 m (4,075 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 123,616 |
• Estimate (2022) | 131,901 |
| • Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Canton code | 401 |
| Website | www |
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History
Heredia was created on 7 December 1848 by decree 167.[3]
Geography
Heredia has an area of 283.11 km2 (109.31 sq mi)[4] and a mean elevation of 1,242 m (4,075 ft).[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.
Government
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Perspective
Mayor
According to Costa Rica's Municipal Code, mayors are elected every four years by the population of the canton.[5] As of the latest municipal elections in 2024, the National Liberation Party candidate, Ángela Ileana Aguilar Vargas, was elected mayor of the canton with 31.58% of the votes, with Víctor Andrés Sánchez González and Kenneth Armando Arguedas Navarro as first and second vice mayors, respectively.[6]
Municipal Council
Like the mayor and vice mayors, members of the Municipal Council (called regidores) are elected every four years. Heredia's Municipal Council has 9 seats for regidores and their substitutes, who can participate in meetings but not vote unless the owning regidor (regidor propietario) is absent.[5] The current president of the Municipal Council is the Sentir Heredia regidor, José Pablo Quesada Castro, with National Liberation Party member, Heidy Hernández Benavides, as vice president.[8] The Municipal Council's composition for the 2024–2028 period is as follows:
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| Political parties in the Municipal Council of Heredia | |||||
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| Political party | Regidores | ||||
| № | Owner | Substitute | |||
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National Liberation Party (PLN) | 3 | Lilliana Jiménez Barrientos | Maritza Sandoval Vega | |
| Luis Alfonso Araya Villalobos | Alfredo Eduardo Prendas Jiménez | ||||
| Heidy Hernández Benavides(VP) | Odette Fernández Salazar | ||||
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Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) | 3 | Marlon Antonio Obando Juárez | Jean Carlos Barboza Roman | |
| Roxana Mayela Arias Ramírez | Maribel Quesada Fonseca | ||||
| Luis Alberto Williams Ovares | Freddy Cervantes Paniagua | ||||
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Social Democratic Progress Party (PSD) | 1 | Jorge Eduardo Blanco Chan | Manrique Ortíz Paniagua | |
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Broad Front (FA) | 1 | José Daniel Berrocal Miranda | Fidel Barrera Romero | |
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Feel Heredia (SH) | 1 | José Pablo Quesada Castro(P) | Esteban Felipe Venegas Murillo | |
Districts
The canton of Heredia is subdivided into the following districts:
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1864 | 14,073 | — |
| 1883 | 16,452 | +0.83% |
| 1892 | 16,480 | +0.02% |
| 1927 | 12,667 | −0.75% |
| 1950 | 19,898 | +1.98% |
| 1963 | 30,919 | +3.45% |
| 1973 | 36,487 | +1.67% |
| 1984 | 54,896 | +3.78% |
| 2000 | 103,894 | +4.07% |
| 2011 | 123,616 | +1.59% |
| 2022 | 131,901 | +0.59% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[10] Centro Centroamericano de Población[11] | ||
In 2022, the National Institute of Statistics and Census estimated Heredia's population at 131,901,[12] up from 123,616 at the time of the 2011 census.[13]
According to a publication by the United Nations Development Programme, Heredia had a Human Development Index of 0.816 in 2022, ranking it 4th in its province and 9th in the entire country.[14]
Transportation
Road transportation
The canton is covered by the following road routes:
Rail transportation
The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this canton.
References
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