Heredia (canton)

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Heredia is a canton in Costa Rica’s Heredia Province. The head city, also called Heredia, is the provincial capital. The canton was created on 7 December 1848.

Key facts
- Area: about 283 square kilometers
- Elevation: about 1,242 meters above sea level
- Districts: Heredia, Mercedes, San Francisco, Ulloa, Varablanca
- Geography: The canton includes areas south and west of the capital city up to the Virilla River and National Route 1. Varablanca is a non-contiguous district that includes a large portion of Braulio Carrillo National Park high in the Cordillera Central.

Government
- Mayor (elected 2024): Ángela Ileana Aguilar Vargas (PLN)
- First vice mayor: Víctor Andrés Sánchez González
- Second vice mayor: Kenneth Armando Arguedas Navarro
- Municipal Council: 9 seats (regidores)
- Council president: José Pablo Quesada Castro; vice president: Heidy Hernández Benavides

Population
- 2011 census: 123,616
- 2022 estimate: 131,901
- Population density: about 437 people per km2
- Development: HDI 0.816 in 2022 (4th in the province, 9th in the country)

Transport
- The Interurbano Line railway passes through the canton.