Santa Bárbara

Santa Bárbara is a canton in the province of . The head city is in Santa Bárbara district.
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  • Type: canton of Costa Rica with 36,200 residents
  • Description: canton in Heredia province, Costa Rica
  • Also known as: “Santa Barbara” and “Santa Bárbara Canton”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aguacate Mountains Biological Corridor and Santa Bárbara de Heredia.

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The is an important conservation area in the central part of the in central . Administered by SINAC, it plays a crucial role in biodiversity conservation, connecting various protected areas and facilitating the movement of flora and fauna across a landscape that has been impacted by human development.

Town
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Santa Bárbara is one of the six districts that make up the canton of Santa Bárbara, . The district of Santa Bárbara is commonly referred to as , and is the seat of the municipality of Santa Bárbara, and therefore awarded the title of city. is situated 5 km south of Santa Bárbara.

Village
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San José de la Montaña is a district of the canton, in the province of . is situated 5 km southeast of Santa Bárbara.

Santa Bárbara

Latitude
10.0833° or 10° 5′ north
Longitude
-84.15° or 84° 9′ west
Population
36,200
Elevation
1,527 metres (5,010 feet)
Open location code
762Q3RMX+8X
Geo­Names ID
3621622
Wiki­data ID
Q2610157
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Santa Bárbara” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سانتا باربرا”
  • Armenian: “Սանտա Բարբարա կանտոն”
  • Asturian: “cantón de Santa Bárbara”
  • Asturian: “Santa Bárbara”
  • Belarusian: “Кантон Санта-Барбара”
  • Belarusian: “Санта-Барбара”
  • Catalan: “Santa Bárbara”
  • Cebuano: “Cantón de Santa Bárbara”
  • Chinese: “Santa Bárbara Kūn”
  • Chinese: “聖巴巴拉縣”
  • Dutch: “Santa Bárbara”
  • French: “Canton de Santa Bárbara”
  • French: “Santa Bárbara”
  • Georgian: “სანტა-ბარბარა (კანტონი)”
  • Georgian: “სანტა-ბარბარა”
  • German: “Santa Bárbara”
  • Italian: “cantone di Santa Bárbara”
  • Italian: “Cantone di Santa Bárbara”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Santa Bárbara Kūn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Santa Bárbara”
  • Norwegian: “Santa Bárbara”
  • Russian: “Санта-Барбара”
  • Spanish: “Cantón de Santa Bárbara”
  • Spanish: “Santa Bárbara”
  • Swedish: “Cantón de Santa Bárbara”
  • Vietnamese: “Santa Bárbara”

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