Heredia (canton)
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| Coordinates: 10°07′44″N 84°02′31″W / 10.1289028°N 84.0419806°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Heredia |
| Creation | 7 December 1848 |
| Head city | Heredia |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipalidad de Heredia |
| • Mayor | Ángela Ileana Aguilar Vargas (PLN) |
| Area | |
• Total | 282.6 km2 (109.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,242 m (4,075 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 123,616 |
• Estimate (2022) | 131,901 |
| • Density | 437.4/km2 (1,133/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Canton code | 401 |
| Website | www |
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Heredia is a canton in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.[1][2] The head city is in Heredia district, and is also the provincial capital of Heredia Province.
History
[edit]Heredia was created on 7 December, 1848 by decree 167.[3]
Geography
[edit]Heredia has an area of 283.11 km2 (109.31 sq mi)[4] and a mean elevation of 1,242 m (4,075 ft).[1]
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, which includes a large portion of Braulio Carrillo National Park high in the Cordillera Central, is also administered as part of Heredia Canton.
Government
[edit]Mayor
[edit]According to Costa Rica's Municipal Code, mayors are elected every four years by the population of the canton.[5] As of the latest municipal elections in 2024, the National Liberation Party candidate, Ángela Ileana Aguilar Vargas, was elected mayor of the canton with 31.58% of the votes, with Víctor Andrés Sánchez González and Kenneth Armando Arguedas Navarro as first and second vice mayors, respectively.[6]
| Period | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2002–2006 | Javiel Carvajal Molina |  PUSC |
| 2006–2010 | José Manuel Ulate Avendaño |  PLN |
| 2010–2016 | ||
| 2016–2020 | ||
| 2020–2024 | ||
| 2024–2028 | Ángela Ileana Aguilar Vargas |
Municipal Council
[edit]Like the mayor and vice mayors, members of the Municipal Council (called regidores) are elected every four years. Heredia's Municipal Council has 9 seats for regidores and their substitutes, who can participate in meetings but not vote unless the owning regidor (regidor propietario) is absent.[5] The current president of the Municipal Council is the Sentir Heredia regidor, José Pablo Quesada Castro, with National Liberation Party member, Heidy Hernández Benavides, as vice president.[8] The Municipal Council's composition for the 2024–2028 period is as follows:
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| Political parties in the Municipal Council of Heredia | |||||
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| Political party | Regidores | ||||
| № | Owner | Substitute | |||
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National Liberation Party (PLN) | 3 | Lilliana Jiménez Barrientos | Maritza Sandoval Vega | |
| Luis Alfonso Araya Villalobos | Alfredo Eduardo Prendas Jiménez | ||||
| Heidy Hernández Benavides(VP) | Odette Fernández Salazar | ||||
|
Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) | 3 | Marlon Antonio Obando Juárez | Jean Carlos Barboza Roman | |
| Roxana Mayela Arias Ramírez | Maribel Quesada Fonseca | ||||
| Luis Alberto Williams Ovares | Freddy Cervantes Paniagua | ||||
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Social Democratic Progress Party (PSD) | 1 | Jorge Eduardo Blanco Chan | Manrique Ortíz Paniagua | |
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Broad Front (FA) | 1 | José Daniel Berrocal Miranda | Fidel Barrera Romero | |
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Feel Heredia (SH) | 1 | José Pablo Quesada Castro(P) | Esteban Felipe Venegas Murillo | |
Districts
[edit]The canton of Heredia is subdivided into the following districts:
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1864 | 14,073 | — |
| 1883 | 16,452 | +0.83% |
| 1892 | 16,480 | +0.02% |
| 1927 | 12,667 | −0.75% |
| 1950 | 19,898 | +1.98% |
| 1963 | 30,919 | +3.45% |
| 1973 | 36,487 | +1.67% |
| 1984 | 54,896 | +3.78% |
| 2000 | 103,894 | +4.07% |
| 2011 | 123,616 | +1.59% |
| 2022 | 131,901 | +0.59% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[10] Centro Centroamericano de Población[11] | ||
In 2022, the National Institute of Statistics and Census estimated Heredia's population at 131,901,[12] up from 123,616 at the time of the 2011 census.[13]
According to a publication by the United Nations Development Programme, Heredia had a Human Development Index of 0.816 in 2022, ranking it 4th in its province and 9th in the entire country.[14]
Transportation
[edit]Road transportation
[edit]The canton is covered by the following road routes:
Rail transportation
[edit]The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this canton.
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP". Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ↑ División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5.
- ↑ Hernández, Hermógenes (1985). Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 (in Spanish) (1 ed.). San José: Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 164–173. ISBN 9977-64-243-5. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ↑ Instituto Geográfico Nacional de Costa Rica (20 June 2024). "División Territorial Administrativa, 2024 – Totales de Provincias, Cantones y Distritos de Costa Rica" [Administrative Territorial Division, 2024 – Totals of Provinces, Cantons and Districts of Costa Rica] (PDF) (in Spanish).
- 1 2 Asamblea Legislativa de la República de Costa Rica (13 May 2024). "Código Municipal" [Municipal Code]. Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish).
- ↑ Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (8 March 2024). "N.° 2158-E11-2024 - Declaratoria de elección de alcaldías y vicealcaldías de las municipalidades de los cantones de la provincia de Heredia, para el período comprendido entre el primero de mayo de dos mil veinticuatro y el treinta de abril de dos mil veintiocho" (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ↑ Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones. "Resoluciones declaratorias de elección". Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ↑ "Concejo Municipal". Portal Municipalidad de Heredia (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ↑ Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (12 March 2024). "N.° 2221-E11-2024 - Declaratoria de elección de regidurías de las municipalidades de los cantones de la provincia de Heredia, para el período comprendido entre el primero de mayo de dos mil veinticuatro y el treinta de abril de dos mil veintiocho" (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ↑ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- ↑ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (July 2023). Estimación de Población y Vivienda 2022 : Resultados Generales [2022 Population and Housing Estimate : General Results] (PDF) (in Spanish). ISBN 9789930525753. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ↑ "Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ↑ Sistema Nacional de Información y Registro Único de Beneficiarios del Estado; Escuela de Estadística de la Universidad de Costa Rica; Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (9 June 2023). "Atlas de Desarrollo Humano Cantonal en Costa Rica, 2022". Retrieved 25 July 2024.