Heredia, Costa Rica

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Heredia
City and municipality
IglesiaLaInmaculadaHeredia.JPG ParqueCentralDeHeredia.JPG
Fortin y anfiteatro.JPG
Eurocenter, Barreal de Heredia, Costa Rica.jpg Ciudad de Heredia.JPG
Images, from top down, left to right: Church of the Immaculate Conception of Heredia, Central Park, the Fort and Amphitheatre of Heredia, the Eurocenter, Heredia skyline during the night.
Flag of Heredia
Flag		 Coat of arms of Heredia
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): Ciudad de las Flores  (Spanish)
"City of Flowers"
Motto: Libertad, Paz, y Progreso  (Spanish)
"Liberty, Peace and Progress"
Heredia and surrounding area
Heredia and surrounding area
Heredia is located in Costa Rica
Heredia
Heredia
Location of Heredia within Costa Rica
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Country Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica
Province Heredia Province
Canton Heredia Canton
Founded 1705
Districts
5
  • Heredia
  • Mercedes
  • San Francisco
  • Ulloa
  • Varablanca
Government
 • Mayor José Manuel Ulate Avendaño (PLN)
 • Municipal Council President Manuel de Jesús Zumbado Araya
Elevation 1,150 m (3,770 ft)
Population (2012)
 • Total 123,616
Website http://www.heredia.go.cr/

Heredia (Spanish pronunciation: [eˈɾeðja]) is a city in the Heredia province of Costa Rica, of which it is the capital; it is 10 kilometers to the north of the country's capital, San José.

The city is home to one of the largest colleges in Costa Rica, the National University of Costa Rica, which accepts many international students.

History

Cultural centre "Escuela República de Argentina"

Prior to its founding, the area around Heredia was inhabited by the native tribe that is known as the Huetares, who were commanded at the coming of the Spanish by the Cacique Garavito.[1] In 1706 settlers from Cartago, set up a small church at a place they called "Alvirilla", which soon became more populated. Between 1716 and 1717 the settlers moved their village to the north, to a place the Indians called Cubujuquí. In 1736 Heredia was deemed sufficiently large to be granted its own parish, and the first incarnation of the Iglesia de la Inmaculada was built to serve as its parish church. In 1751, the Bishop of Nicaragua and Costa Rica, Monseñor Pedro Agustín Morel de Santa Cruz supervised the founding of the first school in Heredia, which was run by the church. This school is now known as the Liceo de Heredia. In 1763 the town was promoted to the status of Villa; it was later renamed Heredia in honor of the President of the Real Audiencia of Guatemala who had conferred the status, don Alonso Fernández de Heredia. During the 18th century the area around Heredia was developed, with the founding Barva and other towns. On October 31, 1796, Padre Felix de Alvarado laid the foundation stone for the rebuilding of the Iglesia de la Inmaculada. The Municipality of Heredia was founded on 19 May 1812, and in 1824, Heredia was promoted to city by Juan Rafael Mora, the first President of the Republic. The 1848 constitution made Heredia the capital of Heredia Province, promoted it to cantón, and assigned it seven parishes.[2]

For a brief period in the 1830s, Heredia served as the capital of Costa Rica.[citation needed]

Geography

Overview

Heredia is located north of San José and it is part of the greater metropolitan area.

Climate

Warm year-round, the temperatures are tempered by the amount of cloud cover that affects the area. The rains are spread throughout the year, but the rainiest period is May to October. The climate is relatively mild throughout the year.

Climate data for Heredia
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 24.3
(75.7)		 25.1
(77.2)		 26.4
(79.5)		 26.7
(80.1)		 25.8
(78.4)		 25.1
(77.2)		 24.8
(76.6)		 24.8
(76.6)		 24.9
(76.8)		 24.7
(76.5)		 24.4
(75.9)		 24
(75)		 25.08
(77.12)
Average low °C (°F) 14.6
(58.3)		 14.6
(58.3)		 14.6
(58.3)		 15
(59)		 15.7
(60.3)		 15.5
(59.9)		 15.7
(60.3)		 15.4
(59.7)		 15
(59)		 15.1
(59.2)		 15.5
(59.9)		 15.4
(59.7)		 15.18
(59.33)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 20.4
(0.803)		 21.7
(0.854)		 47.8
(1.882)		 110.1
(4.335)		 333.1
(13.114)		 327.8
(12.906)		 199.5
(7.854)		 241.6
(9.512)		 410.8
(16.173)		 424.6
(16.717)		 182.4
(7.181)		 54.5
(2.146)		 2,374.3
(93.477)
Source: National Meteorologic Institute of Costa Rica[3]

Sports

The city's football club is Herediano, who have won the league title 23 times. They play their home games at the Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero.

Sister cities

Notable people

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Gallery

  • Fortín de Heredia fortress

  • IglesiaDeSanFrancisco.JPG

    San Francisco Church

  • Parroquia Inmaculada Conception de Heredia.jpg

    Immaculada Church

  • Edificio de Correos Heredia.JPG

    Central Post Office

See also

References

  1. ↑ History
  2. ↑ Municipal Website
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ Lic. Carlos Melendez Ch. The book "Añoranzas de Heredia"

External links

Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons

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