Heredia
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Place details
- Locality
- Heredia
- Region
- Heredia
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Population
- 21,947
- Timezone
- America/Costa_Rica
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Province
- Heredia Province
- Canton
- Heredia Canton
- Syndic
- Eduardo Murillo Quirós
- Total
- 2.95 km (1.14 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 1,150 m (3,770 ft)
- Density
- 6,340/km (16,400/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC−06:00
- Climate
- Am
- Website
- http://www.heredia.go.cr/
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Inception
- 1705
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- district of Costa Rica
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Located in
- Heredia Canton
- Official language
- Spanish
- Population
- +16686
- Area
- +2.86
- Elevation
- +1150
- Time zone
- UTC−06:00
- Capital of
- Heredia Canton
- Image
- Fortin y anfiteatro.JPG
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Article
Heredia ( Spanish pronunciation: [eˈɾeðja]) is a district in the Heredia canton of Heredia province, Costa Rica. As the seat of the municipality of Heredia canton, it is awarded the status of city, and by virtue of being the city of the first canton, it is the Province Capital of Heredia province as well. It is 10 kilometers to the north of the country's capital, San José.
The city is home to one of the largest colleges in Costa Rica, the National University of Costa Rica, which accepts many international students.