La Asunción District
La Asunción is a district of the Belén canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica. La Asunción District has about 7,700 residents and an elevation of 953 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 7,700 residents
- Description: district in Belén canton, Heredia province, Costa Rica
- Also known as: “Asuncion”, “La Asuncion”, “La Asunción”, and “La Asunción de Belén”
Places of Interest
Highlights include San José Costa Rica Temple.
San José Costa Rica Temple
Church
The San José Costa Rica Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Belén, Costa Rica. The intent to build the temple was announced on March 17, 1999, by the church's First Presidency.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santa Ana and San Pedro de Santa Bárbara.
Santa Ana
Town
Photo: Gabriel P Chacon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santa Ana is a district and head city of the Santa Ana canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica. The city acts as seat to the municipal government of the Santa Ana Canton. Santa Ana is situated 5 km south of La Asunción District.
San Pedro de Santa Bárbara
Village
Photo: Mvblair, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Pedro, is one of the six districts of the Santa Bárbara canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica. It is located 2.5 kilometers west of Santa Bárbara and is officially a part of the province of Heredia. San Pedro de Santa Bárbara is situated 6 km north of La Asunción District.
Alajuela
Photo: Bernal Saborio, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alajuela is a city in the Central Valley of Costa Rica, near San José. It is not to be confused with Alajuela Province, which extends north from the city of Alajuela to North Costa Rica.
La Asunción District
- Categories: district of Costa Rica and locality
- Location: La Asunción, Belén, Heredia Province, Costa Rica, Central America, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
9.97976° or 9° 58′ 47″ northLongitude
-84.17101° or 84° 10′ 16″ westPopulation
7,700Elevation
953 metres (3,127 feet)United Nations Location Code
CR LANOpen location code
66XQXRHH+WHOpenStreetMap ID
node 2359312786OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Swedish—“La Asunción District” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “distritu de La Asunción”
- Asturian: “La Asunción”
- Cebuano: “La Asunción”
- Dutch: “Asunción”
- German: “La Asunción”
- Italian: “Asunción”
- Spanish: “Asunción”
- Spanish: “La Asunción de Belén”
- Spanish: “La Asunción”
- Swedish: “La Asunción, Costa Rica”
- Swedish: “La Asunción”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Chompipes and Bonanza.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Plaza Deportes La Asunción and Iglesia La Asunción de María.
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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 “La Asunción District”. Photo: Henry Zbyszynski, CC BY 2.0.