Varablanca

Varablanca is a district of the Heredia canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.
The Varablanca head city is located between Poas Volcano and Barva Volcano in the Heredia Province of 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 District|Dulce Nombre de Jesús].

Varablanca has an area of km² and an elevation of metres.

For the Costa Rica [2011 Census|2011 census], Varablanca had a population of inhabitants.

The district is covered by the following road routes: