Varablanca

Varablanca
Varablanca
District
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	Varablanca Varablanca district location in Costa Rica
	Coordinates: 10°10′39″N 84°02′25″W / 10.177387°N 84.0403278°WCoordinates: 10°10′39″N 84°02′25″W / 10.177387°N 84.0403278°W
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Heredia
Canton	Heredia
Creation	5 July 1971
Area
• Total	258.05 km2 (99.63 sq mi)
Elevation	1,804 m (5,919 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	700
• Density	2.7/km2 (7.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00
Postal code	40105

Varablanca is a district of the Heredia canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.^[1]^[2]

The Vara Blanca head city is located between Poas Volcano and Barva Volcano in Heredia Province in Costa Rica. It is an important cross-road location for all major traffic connecting the northern parts of Costa Rica especially the Sarapiqui River delta area with the major population area of the San Jose Central Valley. On January 8, 2009, it was struck by a powerful 6.1 magnitude earthquake known as the Cinchona earthquake.

History

Varablanca was created on 5 July 1971 by Decreto 1819-G. Segregated from districts Puerto Viejo and Dulce Nombre de Jesús.^[2]

Geography

Varablanca has an area of 258.05 km²^[3] and an elevation of 1,804 metres.^[1]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1973	525	—
1984	569	8.4%
2000	690	21.3%
2011	700	1.4%
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos^[4] Centro Centroamericano de Población^[5]

For the 2011 census, Varablanca had a population of 700 inhabitants. ^[6]

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

References

^ ^a ^b "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP". Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
^ ^a ^b División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5.
^ "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
^ "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
^ "Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.

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[divadm-1] "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP". Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.

[dta2017-2] División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5.

[inecarea-3] "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.

[4] "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).

[5] "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).

[censo2011-6] "Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.

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v t e Districts of Heredia Province
Heredia	Heredia Mercedes San Francisco Ulloa Varablanca
Barva	Barva San Pedro San Pablo San Roque Santa Lucía San José de la Montaña
Santo Domingo	Santo Domingo San Vicente San Miguel Paracito Santo Tomás Santa Rosa Tures Pará
Santa Bárbara	Santa Bárbara San Pedro San Juan Jesús Santo Domingo Purabá
San Rafael	San Rafael San Josecito Santiago Ángeles Concepción
San Isidro	San Isidro San José Concepción San Francisco
Belén	San Antonio La Ribera La Asunción
Flores	San Joaquín Barrantes Llorente
San Pablo	San Pablo Rincón de Sabanilla
Sarapiquí	Puerto Viejo La Virgen Horquetas Llanuras del Gaspar Cureña