Varablanca

Varablanca is a district of the Heredia canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.

The Vara Blanca head city is located between Poas Volcano and Barva Volcano in Heredia Province in 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.

History
Varablanca was created on 5 July 1971 by Decreto 1819-G. Segregated from districts Puerto Viejo and Dulce Nombre de Jesús.

Geography
Varablanca has an area of 258.05 km² and an elevation of 1,804 metres.

Demographics
For the 2011 census, Varablanca had a population of 700 inhabitants.

Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
 * CR RNS 120.svg National Route 120
 * CR RNS 126.svg National Route 126