Varablanca

Varablanca
District
Varablanca district
Varablanca Varablanca district location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10°10′39″N84°02′25″W / 10.177387°N 84.0403278°W / 10.177387; -84.0403278
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Heredia
Canton	Heredia
Creation	5 July 1971
Area
• Total	258.05 km2 (99.63 sq mi)
Elevation	1,804 m (5,919 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	700
• Density	2.7/km2 (7.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	40105

Varablanca is a district of the Heredia canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica. ^{[1] [2]}

The Varablanca head city is located between Poas Volcano and Barva Volcano in the Heredia Province of 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. ^[2]

Geography

Varablanca has an area of 258.05 km² ^[3] and an elevation of 1,804 metres. ^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	±% p.a.
1973	525	—
1984	569	+0.73%
2000	690	+1.21%
2011	700	+0.13%
2022	972	+3.03%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos [4] Centro Centroamericano de Población [5]

For the 2011 census, Varablanca had a population of 700 inhabitants. ^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

• National Route 120
• National Route 126

References

1. "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. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
2. 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.
3. "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
4. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
5. Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
6. "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.