Barva is the second canton in the province of Heredia in Costa Rica .
13-496: The head city of the canton is the homonymous Barva district. The name comes from Barvac or Barvak a cacique of the area around 1569, which in turn might come from either: By Decree 188 of 4 October 1974, the name changes from Barba to Barva . Barva was first mentioned as a canton in a decree dated December 7, 1848. The territory that today corresponds to the canton was part of the Western Huetar Kingdom , where
26-489: Is located 3 km north of Heredia . The patron saint of the town is Saint Bartholomew . A large church, Iglesia de San Bartolomé de Barva , was established between 1568 and 1575 is in Barva. Every year on August 24, the people of the town have a celebration dedicated to the saint, and the highlight of the celebration is the unique masquerade , where people go out wearing masks and hit others with cow and pig bladders . For
39-421: Is subdivided into six districts . For the 2011 census , Barva had a population of 40,660 inhabitants. The town has a high literacy rate of (99%), and by 2012 it had a high rate of human development of (0.829) United Nations Development Program . The canton is covered by the following road routes: The mountains of the region are appropriate for the agriculture. There are plenty of coffee plantations around
52-500: Is voluntary so residents can refuse to take part and enumerators will accept this response. Primary school teachers have conducted the census since the 1950s. About 35,000 were needed in 2011 but not all teachers wanted to participate. The numbers were made up by students and statistics undergraduates from the University of Costa Rica , earning ₡50,000 ($ 100) for a week's work. The census cost $ 3.6 million and preliminary results of
65-580: The 2011 census , Barva had a population of 4,997 inhabitants. The district is covered by the following road routes: This Costa Rican location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Costa Rica 2011 Census The 2011 Costa Rican census was undertaken by the National Institute of Statistics and Census ( Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC)) in Costa Rica . The semi-autonomous government body, INEC,
78-477: The Apostle was consecrated in 1897. On the slopes of the volcanoes Barva Barva Volcano and Poás Poás Volcano National Park there were also settlements of the indigenous ethnic group of Botos people . Barva has an area of 53.8 km and an elevation of 1,241 metres. 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
91-505: The cacique named Barbak had his settlement, whose name was extended to the region between the Virilla River and the mountains of "Monte de Aguacate", which was called Barva (Valle de Barva). Around 1575 the first Catholic church of the canton was built, and dedicated to Saint Bartholomew , after several earthquakes and reconstructions, the current building of the Parish of Saint Bartholomew
104-599: The festivities of Saint Bartholomew, on 24 August. Barva Barva is a district of the Barva canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica . The city is known for having a nice mix of rural and metropolitan landscape. The name comes from Barvac or Barvak a cacique of the area around 1569, which in turn might come from either: By Decree 188 of 4 October 1974, the name changes from Barba to Barva . Barva has an area of 0.82 km² and an elevation of 1,176 metres. It
117-628: The mountain's summit serving as its northern boundary. The mountainous region of the canton, where the lagoon of the Barva volcano is located, is part of the area protected by the Braulio Carrillo National Park . Barva is also the access point to the Poás Volcano National Park , the most visited in the country. Many aquifers around the area supply water for the Greater Metropolitan Area . The canton of Barva
130-456: The number of people living in the household , number of households per housing unit, who was the head of the household, family relations between people living in the house, sex, age, and place of birth. Other questions inquired about disabilities and ethnic identification, among other things. In Costa Rica, tourists and temporary visitors are not counted, but foreigners who have lived there for six months are included. Furthermore, participation
143-404: The physical and structural characteristics of the house, whether it was owned or rented, and if basic services (water, electricity) were present. The census form also asked about equipment in the house: telephone (mobile and fixed), vehicles, and information technology and communication (radio, television, cable or satellite, computer and internet). Questions concerning the inhabitants asked about
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#1733086288628156-556: The slopes of the Barva Volcano . There is also dairy production. The canton of Barva is known for its mix between rural and urban. The historic centre of the city has several adobe houses Colonial style classic architecture. The Saint "patron of the city" is Bartholomew the Apostle , reason why the Catholic church was named to honor Saint Bartholomew. Barva is one of the cantons where there are traditional masquerades, particularly around
169-408: Was created by Census Law No. 7839 on 4 November 1998. The census took place between Monday, 30 May 2011 and Friday, 3 June 2011 when 35,000 enumerators, mostly teachers, visited an estimated 1,300,000 households to count a population estimated before the census at about 4,650,000 individuals (the census itself counted 4,301,712 people). The census questionnaire inquired about housing, including
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