Heredia Province

Heredia
Flag of Heredia
Coat of arms of Heredia
Coordinates: 10°25′N 84°0′W / 10.417°N 84.000°W / 10.417; -84.000
CountryCosta Rica
Capital cityHeredia (pop. 42,600)
Largest cityHeredia
Area
 • Total2,657 km2 (1,026 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total433,677
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeCR-H
HDI (2019)0.837[1]
very high · 1st of 7

Heredia (Spanish pronunciation: [eˈɾeðja]) is a province of Costa Rica. It is in the north-central part of the country. As a result, the province covers areas as diverse as the agriculture-rich Northern plains to the more metropolitan areas such as the city of Heredia in the Central Valley. It contains several major environmentally important areas such as the Braulio Carrillo National Park and the Sarapiqui River. The capital is the city of Heredia.

To the north it borders Nicaragua, to the east is the province Limón, to the south the province San José, and to the west Alajuela.

  1. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.

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