Heredia

Heredia is a city in north-central Costa Rica, the capital of Heredia Province.

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It is located at , at an elevation of 1,140 metres (approx. 3,730 ft) above sea level.

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In 2004 it had a population of some 42,600 people.

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The city was founded in the 1570s as Cubujuqu?.

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It later changed its name to Villavieja before adopting its current name in 1763.

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For a brief period in the 1830s, Heredia served as the national capital.

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Heredia is a sister city of Marietta, Georgia in the United States.

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Heredia also is home to one of Costa Ricas largest colleges, the National University of Costa Rica, that accepts a lot of international students.

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Costa Rica: The Republic of Costa Rica is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the south-southeast, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, and by the Caribbean Sea to the east. Costa Rica is seen as an example of political stability in the region, and sometimes re...

Heredia Province: Heredia is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the north-central part of the country. To the north it borders Nicaragua, to the west is the province Lim?n, to the south the province San Jos?, and to the west Alajuela. The capital is Heredia. The province covers an area of 2,657 km², and ...