Heredia, Costa Rica

Short description: District in Heredia canton, and city of Heredia province, Costa Rica

For other uses, see Heredia.

Heredia

District, City

Images, from top down, left to right: Church of the Immaculate Conception of Heredia, Central Park, the Fort and Amphitheatre of Heredia, Heredia skyline during the night.

Flag

Coat of arms

Nickname(s):

Ciudad de las Flores (Spanish)
"City of Flowers"Template:Force singular

Motto(s):

Libertad, Paz, y Progreso (Spanish)
"Liberty, Peace and Progress"

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Heredia and surrounding area

Heredia

Location of Heredia within Costa Rica

Coordinates:  [ ⚑ ] : 9°59′54″N 84°07′01″W﻿ / ﻿9.9984632°N 84.1168617°W﻿ / 9.9984632; -84.1168617
Country| 25px Costa Rica
Province| Heredia Province
Canton| Heredia Canton
Founded| 1705
Government

• Syndic| Eduardo Murillo Quirós
Area

• Total| 2.95 km2 (1.14 sq mi)
Elevation

| 1,150 m (3,770 ft)
Population

(2011)

• Total| 18,697
• Density| 6,300/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
Time zone| 00
Postal code|

40101

Climate| Am
Website| http://www.heredia.go.cr/

Heredia (es) 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.[1][2] 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.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Geography
* 2.1 Overview
* 3 Demographics
* 4 Transportation
* 4.1 Road transportation
* 4.2 Rail transportation
* 5 Sports
* 6 Sister cities
* 7 Notable people
* 8 Climate
* 9 See also
* 10 References
* 11 External links

## History

Cultural centre "Escuela República de Argentina"

Prior to its founding, the area around Heredia was inhabited by the native tribe that is known as the Huetares, who were commanded at the coming of the Spanish by the cacique Garabito.[3] In 1706 settlers from Cartago, set up a small church at a place they called "Alvirilla", which soon became more populated.[4] Between 1716 and 1717 the settlers moved their village to the north, to a place the indigenous people called Cubujuquí. In 1736 Heredia was deemed sufficiently large to be granted its own parish, and the first incarnation of the Iglesia de la Inmaculada was built to serve as its parish church.[4] In 1751, the Bishop of Nicaragua and Costa Rica, Monseñor Pedro Agustín Morel de Santa Cruz supervised the founding of the first school in Heredia, which was run by the church.[4] This school is now known as the Liceo de Heredia. In 1763 the town was promoted to the status of Villa; it was later renamed Heredia in honor of the President of the Real Audiencia of Guatemala who had conferred the status, don Alonso Fernández de Heredia. (See also: Heredia (etymology)) During the 18th century the area around Heredia was developed, with the founding Barva and other towns. On 31 October 1796, Padre Felix de Alvarado laid the foundation stone for the rebuilding of the Iglesia de la Inmaculada. The Municipality of Heredia was founded on 19 May 1812, and in 1824, Heredia was promoted to city by Juan Mora Fernández. The 1848 constitution made Heredia the capital of Heredia Province, promoted it to cantón, and assigned it seven parishes.[5]

## Geography

Heredia has an area of 2.95 km²[6] and an elevation of 1,150 metres.[1]

### Overview

Heredia is located 11 km north of San José and is part of the Greater Metropolitan Area.

## Demographics

Template:CR Census population For the 2011 census, Heredia had a population of 18,697 inhabitants.[7]

## Transportation

### Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

* 25px National Route 3
* 25px National Route 5
* 25px National Route 112
* 25px National Route 113
* 25px National Route 126
* 25px National Route 171

### Rail transportation

The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this district. The rebuilt and national heritage Heredia railway station is a staffed station in the south of the district.

## Sports

The city's football club is Herediano, who have won the league title 28 times. They play their home games at the Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero.

Heredianos play Saprissa, a rival.

## Sister cities

* Marietta (Georgia, USA)[8]
* Richfield (Minnesota, USA)[9]
* Ariel (Israeli occupied West Bank)[10][11]

## Notable people

* Nathalia Alfaro, beach volleyball player who played in the Swatch FIVB World Tour 2005.
* Marvin Angulo, professional footballer who currently plays for Deportivo Saprissa.
* Óscar Arias, President of Costa Rica from 1986 to 1990 and from 2006 to 2010, and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987.
* Fernando Baudrit Solera, former Dean of the College of Law at the University of Costa Rica and public jurist.
* Jeannette Benavides, Costa Rican nanotechnologist and physical chemist
* Jewison Bennette, professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Herediano and the Costa Rica national team.
* Anthony Contreras, footballer who plays as a forward for AD Guanacasteca, on loan from Herediano.
* Alfredo González Flores, President of Costa Rica from 1914 to 1917. His home, the House of Culture-Alfredo Gonzales Flores, was declared a National Monument in November 1974.[12]
* Zelmira Segreda Solera de Cappella, soprano singer.
* Manfred Ugalde, footballer for Twente on loan from Belgian First Division B club Lommel.
* Carlos Villegas, winger for club Deportivo Saprissa.
* Paulo Wanchope, former Costa Rica national football team player and manager.

## Climate

Very warm year-round, the temperatures are tempered by the amount of cloud cover that affects the area. Rainfall is spread throughout the year, but the rainiest period is May to October. The climate is relatively mild throughout the year. In the Köppen climate classification, Heredia is in the tropical monsoon climate (Am) zone.

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## See also

* Iglesia de la Inmaculada

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP" (in es). 19 March 2019. http://www.pgrweb.go.cr/scij/Busqueda/Normativa/Normas/nrm_texto_completo.aspx?param1=NRTC&nValor1=1&nValor2=88416&nValor3=115607&param2=1&strTipM=TC&lResultado=1&strSim=simp.
2. ↑ (in es) División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica. Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5. https://www.imprentanacional.go.cr/editorialdigital/libros/historiaygeografia/division_17.pdf.
3. ↑ History
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Historical walks through Heredia | Visit Costa Rica | The official site about tourism in Costa Rica". https://www.visitcostarica.com/en/costa-rica/things-to-do/culture/historical-walks/heredia#:~:text=The founding of what would,the native peoples called Cubujuqui.
5. ↑ Municipal Website
6. ↑ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo" (in es). https://www.inec.cr/anuario-estadistico/anuario-estadistico-geografia.
7. ↑ "Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito" (in es). https://www.inec.cr/censos/censos-2011.
8. ↑ "Online Directory: Georgia, USA". Sister Cities International. http://www.sister-cities.org/icrc/directory/usa/GA.
9. ↑ "City of Richfield, MN website". http://www.cityofrichfield.org/officials/Commissions/FriendshipCity.htm.
10. ↑ Hodorov, Irit (2008-09-26). "Gemini Sign". Yediot Petah Tikva (Yedioth Ahronoth).
11. ↑ "עיר תאומה לאריאל - בקוסטה ריקה - ארכיון כתבות - לוקאל - הפורטל המקומי הגדול בישראל". http://www.local.co.il/document/83,84,5702.aspx.
12. ↑ Lic. Carlos Melendez Ch. The book "Añoranzas de Heredia"
13. ↑ "Instituto Metereológico Nacional" (in es). http://www.imn.ac.cr/IMN/MainAdmin.aspx?__EVENTTARGET=ClimaCiudad&CIUDAD=9.

## External links

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