Flores

Flores is a canton in the province of . The head city is in San Joaquín district. Flores has an elevation of 1,040 metres.
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  • Type: canton of Costa Rica with 20,000 residents
  • Description: canton in Heredia province, Costa Rica
  • Also known as: Flores Canton

Places of Interest

Highlights include Eladio Rosabal Cordero Stadium and San José Costa Rica Temple.

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. is situated 3½ km east of Flores.

Church
The is a temple of in , . The intent to build the temple was announced on March 17, 1999, by the church's First Presidency. is situated 4 km southwest of Flores.

Church
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. is situated 4 km northeast of Flores.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Heredia and Alajuela.

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.

is a city in the of , near . It is not to be confused with Province, which extends north from the city of to .

Town
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 3½ km north of Flores.

Flores

Latitude
10.0064° or 10° 0′ 23″ north
Longitude
-84.1549° or 84° 9′ 18″ west
Population
20,000
Elevation
1,040 metres (3,412 feet)
Open location code
762Q2R4W+H2
Geo­Names ID
3623725
Wiki­data ID
Q2610307
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Flores” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: فلوريس
  • Asturian: cantón de Flores
  • Asturian: Flores
  • Cebuano: Cantón de Flores
  • Chinese: Flores Kūn
  • Chinese: 弗洛雷斯縣
  • Dutch: Flores
  • French: Flores
  • Italian: cantone di Flores
  • Italian: Cantone di Flores
  • Min Nan Chinese: Flores Kūn
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Flores
  • Norwegian: Flores
  • Russian: Флорес
  • Spanish: Cantón de Flores
  • Spanish: Flores
  • Swedish: Cantón de Flores
  • Vietnamese: Flores

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About Mapcarta. 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 “Flores”. Photo: Henry Zbyszynski, CC BY 2.0.