Barva Canton

Barva Canton

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Cantón de Barva
settlement_type = City
subdivision_type = Canton
subdivision_name = Costa Rica
subdivision_name1 = Heredia
established_date = December 7, 1848
area_total_km2 = 53.80
population_as_of = May 1 2003
population_total = 34,584
timezone = PST
utc_offset = -6

Barva is the name of the second canton in the province of Heredia in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 53.80 km² [Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), 2001.] , it is located in coord|10.020737|-84.124116|W|display=inline,title and has a population of 34,584 [Estimates of Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC), May 2003.] . The capital city of the canton is also called Barva.

The elongated canton climbs from the city of Barva on the outskirts of the capital city of Heredia up the slopes of the dormant Barva Volcano, with the mountain's summit serving as its northern boundary.

The canton of Barva is subdivided into 6 distritos (districts).

# Barva
# San Pedro
# San Pablo
# San Roque
# Santa Lucía
# San Jose de la Montaña

History

Barva was first mentioned as a canton in a decree dated December 7, 1848.

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