Santa Bárbara de Heredia
Santa Bárbara is one of the six districts that make up the canton of Santa Bárbara, Costa Rica. The district of Santa Bárbara is commonly referred to as Santa Bárbara de Heredia, and is the seat of the municipality of Santa Bárbara, and therefore awarded the title of city.Photo: Victor Quirós A, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Town with 7,000 residents
- Description: district in Santa Bárbara canton, Heredia province, Costa Rica
- Also known as: “Santa Bárbara”, “Santa Barbara de Heredia”, and “Santa Bárbara de Santa Bárbara”
- Postal code: 40401
Places of Interest
Highlights include Parroquia San Bartolomé Apóstol.
Parroquia San Bartolomé Apóstol
Church
Photo: Tillor87, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Parroquia San Bartolomé Apóstol, is a church in Barva, Heredia, Costa Rica. 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. Parroquia San Bartolomé Apóstol is situated 4½ km southeast of Santa Bárbara de Heredia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aguacate Mountains Biological Corridor and Heredia.
Aguacate Mountains Biological Corridor
Photo: BrunoBosque, CC0.
The Aguacate Mountains Biological Corridor is an important conservation area in the central part of the Aguacate Mountains in central Costa Rica. 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.
Heredia
Photo: Rquesada, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Heredia region of the Central Valley of Costa Rica offers much for the visitor in downtown Heredia, and in many of the towns around Heredia, particularly in the north mountains, like Barva, San Rafael, San Isidro, where there are many coffee plantations and fresh air year round.
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.
Santa Bárbara de Heredia
- Categories: district of Costa Rica and locality
- Location: Santa Bárbara, Heredia Province, Costa Rica, Central America, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
10.0367° or 10° 2′ 12″ northLongitude
-84.1594° or 84° 9′ 34″ westPopulation
7,000Elevation
1,149 metres (3,770 feet)Open location code
762Q2RPR+M6OpenStreetMap ID
node 276618407OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
11239415Wikidata ID
Q3948934
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Spanish—“Santa Bárbara de Heredia” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “distritu de Santa Bárbara”
- Asturian: “Santa Bárbara”
- Belarusian: “Санта-Барбара (Коста-Рыка)”
- Belarusian: “Санта-Барбара”
- Dutch: “Santa Bárbara de Heredia”
- French: “Santa Bárbara de Heredia”
- Italian: “Santa Bárbara”
- Kotava: “Santa Bárbara (Costarika)”
- Kotava: “Santa Bárbara”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Santa Bárbara”
- Norwegian: “Santa Bárbara”
- Spanish: “Santa Bárbara de Santa Bárbara”
- Spanish: “Santa Barbara”
- Spanish: “Santa Bárbara”
- “Santa Bárbara (CR)”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Jardines and Tropezón.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Parque Central Aristides Murillo and Edificio Acrópolis.
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