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Mercedes

Mercedes District

Mercedes is a district of the canton, in the province of . Mercedes District has about 26,000 residents and an elevation of 1,118 metres.
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  • Type: Village with 26,000 residents
  • Description: district in Heredia canton, Heredia province, Costa Rica
  • Also known as: “Mercedes”, “Mercedes de Heredia”, “Mercedes District, Heredia”, “Mercedes Norte”, and “Mercedes, Costa Rica”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Eladio Rosabal Cordero Stadium and Museo de Cultura Popular.

Photo: Alofaga, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero was a multi-purpose in , . The stadium held 8,700 people and opened in 1949. It was mostly used for football matches and was the home stadium of Herediano.

Museum
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is a museum in the district of Santa Lucía, just south of , . It is located in the former home of ex-president Alfredo González Flores.

Church
Photo: Tillor87, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , is a church in , , . The first church was established between 1568 and 1575, and dedicated to Saint Bartholomew; it is rumored to have been built on an indigenous burial ground.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barva and Heredia.

Town
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is a district of the canton, in the province of . The city is known for having a nice mix of rural and metropolitan landscape.

Photo: Rquesada, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The region of the of Costa Rica offers much for the visitor in downtown , and in many of the towns around , particularly in the north mountains, like Barva, San Rafael, San Isidro, where there are many coffee plantations and fresh air year round.

Town
Photo: Victor Quirós A, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santa Bárbara is one of the six districts that make up the canton of , . 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 4½ km northwest of Mercedes District.

Mercedes District

Latitude
10.00782° or 10° 0′ 28″ north
Longitude
-84.13127° or 84° 7′ 53″ west
Population
26,000
Elevation
1,118 metres (3,668 feet)
Open location code
762Q2V59+4F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1929159323
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3622881
Wiki­data ID
Q3854927
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Satellite Map

Discover Mercedes District from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Swedish—“Mercedes District” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “distritu de Mercedes”
  • Asturian: “Mercedes”
  • Cebuano: “Mercedes”
  • Dutch: “Mercedes, Costa Rica”
  • Dutch: “Mercedes”
  • French: “Mercedes”
  • Italian: “Mercedes Nord”
  • Italian: “Mercedes”
  • Polish: “Mercedes”
  • Spanish: “Mercedes de Heredia”
  • Spanish: “Mercedes”
  • Swedish: “Mercedes”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Parque de Mercedes and Parroquia Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mercedes District”. Photo: Henry Zbyszynski, CC BY 2.0.