Barva is the name of the second canton

Cantons of Costa Rica

This is a list of the cantons of Costa Rica.Cantons are the second-level administrative division of Costa Rica. The country's seven provinces are subdivided into 81 cantons , and these are further subdivided into districts .A unique feature of the cantons is that they are the only administrative...

 in the province of Heredia

Heredia Province

Heredia is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the north-central part of the country. As a result, the province covers areas as diverse as the agriculture rich Northern plains of San Carlos as well as the more metropolitan areas like the city of Heredia located in the Central Valley...

 in Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....

. The canton covers an area of 53.80 km², it is located in 10.020737°N 84.124116°W and has a population of 34,584. The capital city of the canton is also called Barva

Barva

Barva is a small city and canton in Costa Rica, located 3 km north of Heredia. It was named in honor of Barvak, an indigenous chief who ruled the area before the arrival of the Spanish. It is divided into six political districts: Barva, Santa Lucía, San José de la Montaña, San Pedro, San...

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The elongated canton climbs from the city of Barva on the outskirts of the capital city of Heredia

Heredia, Costa Rica

Heredia is a city located in the Heredia province of Costa Rica and is the capital of that province. It is currently undergoing a rapid process of industrialization and is located 10 kilometers north of the country's capital, San José....

 up the slopes of the dormant Barva Volcano

Barva Volcano

Barva Volcano, sometimes called "Las Tres Marías" is an andesitic shield complex in central Costa Rica 22 km north of San José, in the province of Heredia. It sits on the small agricultural community of Sacramento....

, with the mountain's summit serving as its northern boundary.

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

1. Barva
2. San Pedro
3. San Pablo
4. San Roque
5. Santa Lucía
6. San Jose de la Montaña
   San Jose de la Montaña de Barva
   San Jose de la Montana is a district in Barva, Heredia, Costa Rica. It contains many other smaller towns such as San Rafael, Paso Llano, and Sacramento....