Heredia (canton)

Heredia is a canton in the Heredia province of Costa Rica. The head city is in Heredia district, and is also the provincial capital of Heredia Province.

History
Heredia was created on 7 December 1848 by decree 167.

Geography
Heredia has an area of 282.6 km² and a mean elevation of 1,242 metres.

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.

Districts
The canton of Heredia is subdivided into the following districts:
 * 1) Heredia
 * 2) Mercedes
 * 3) San Francisco
 * 4) Ulloa
 * 5) Varablanca

Demographics
For the 2011 census, Heredia had a population of 123,616 inhabitants.

Road transportation
The canton is covered by the following road routes: • CR RNP 1.svg National Route 1

• CR RNP 3.svg National Route 3

• CR RNP 5.svg National Route 5

• CR RNS 103.svg National Route 103

• CR RNS 106.svg National Route 106

• CR RNS 111.svg National Route 111

• CR RNS 112.svg National Route 112

• CR RNS 113.svg National Route 113

• CR RNS 120.svg National Route 120

• CR RNS 126.svg National Route 126

• CR RNS 171.svg National Route 171

Rail transportation
The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this canton.