Varablanca

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Varablanca
Varablanca
Varablanca district
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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 Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Province Heredia
Canton Heredia
Creation5 July 1971
Area
  Total
258.05 km2 (99.63 sq mi)
Elevation
1,804 m (5,919 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
700
  Density2.7/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]

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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.
1973525    
1984569+0.73%
2000690+1.21%
2011700+0.13%
2022772+0.89%
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:

References

  1. 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. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. 1 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). Archived from the original on 16 September 2020. 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.