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The canton of Barva is known for its mix between rural and urban. The historic centre of the city has several adobe houses
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The mountains of the region are appropriate for the agriculture. There are plenty of coffee plantations around the slopes of the
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The town has a high literacy rate of (99%), and by 2012 it had a high rate of human development of (0.829)
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and the mountains of "Monte de
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had his settlement, whose name was extended to the region between the
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of the area around 1569, which in turn might come from either:
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Barva has an area of 53.8 km and an elevation of 1,241 metres.
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502:, the most visited in the country.
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116:Barva canton location in Costa Rica
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1725:Cantons of Heredia Province
951:. EUNED. pp. 212–213.
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144:10.0763757°N 84.115545°W
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551:San Jose de la Montaña
436:Western Huetar Kingdom
212:Municipalidad de Barva
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253: • Density
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1672:Costa Rican
729:2011 census
546:Santa Lucía
407:), meaning
377:), meaning
369:(town) and
357:Black River
351:, which in
273:Canton code
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1719:Categories
1639:Turrubares
1584:Goicoechea
1564:Curridabat
1554:Alajuelita
1526:Puntarenas
1506:Monteverde
1476:Corredores
1463:Puntarenas
1395:San Rafael
1385:San Isidro
1342:Santa Cruz
1289:Guanacaste
1201:Río Cuarto
1176:San Carlos
1151:Los Chiles
854:References
409:Bees Tribe
361:Dark River
320:district.
311:Costa Rica
240:Population
192:Government
174:Costa Rica
135:84°06′56″W
132:10°04′35″N
1624:Santa Ana
1481:Coto Brus
1453:Talamanca
1448:Siquirres
1410:Sarapiquí
1390:San Pablo
1332:Nandayure
1297:Abangares
1279:Turrialba
1254:El Guarco
1186:San Ramón
1181:San Mateo
1111:Provinces
541:San Roque
536:San Pablo
531:San Pedro
519:districts
513:Districts
476:Geography
464:and Poás
340:Tlapallan
286:munibarva
267:UTC−06:00
262:Time zone
232:Elevation
1619:San José
1614:Puriscal
1541:San José
1491:Garabito
1317:Hojancha
1312:Carrillo
1269:Oreamuno
1264:La Unión
1244:Alvarado
1166:Palmares
1131:Alajuela
1123:Alajuela
1068:18 March
727:For the
710:Source:
375:anteater
324:Toponymy
181:Province
1629:Tarrazú
1604:Moravia
1516:Parrita
1496:Golfito
1486:Esparza
1428:Guácimo
1380:Heredia
1357:Heredia
1347:Tilarán
1327:Liberia
1322:La Cruz
1302:Bagaces
1274:Paraíso
1259:Jiménez
1249:Cartago
1236:Cartago
1206:Zarcero
1161:Orotina
1156:Naranjo
1146:Guatuso
831:Culture
819:Economy
583:±% p.a.
485:Heredia
427:History
395:) with
330:cacique
307:Heredia
281:Website
186:Heredia
161:Country
1579:Escazú
1559:Aserrí
1549:Acosta
1531:Quepos
1443:Pococí
1438:Matina
1375:Flores
1337:Nicoya
1196:Sarchí
1141:Grecia
1136:Atenas
955:
908:
705:+1.46%
702:47,699
694:+2.07%
691:40,660
683:+3.42%
680:32,440
672:+3.58%
669:18,933
661:+4.23%
658:12,864
650:+3.76%
639:+1.81%
628:+0.46%
617:+1.20%
606:−1.74%
573:Census
440:Barbak
303:canton
248:40,660
171:
34:Canton
1670:This
1634:Tibás
1433:Limón
1420:Limón
1370:Belén
1365:Barva
1307:Cañas
1191:Upala
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636:5,263
625:3,482
614:2,964
603:2,663
592:3,718
526:Barva
421:Barva
417:Barba
405:tribe
347:, or
336:From
318:Barva
299:Barva
110:Barva
26:Barva
1676:stub
1599:Mora
1574:Dota
1171:Poás
1113:and
1070:2016
1044:2020
989:2020
953:ISBN
906:ISBN
883:2020
699:2022
688:2011
677:2000
666:1984
655:1973
644:1963
633:1950
622:1927
611:1892
600:1883
589:1864
578:Pop.
393:bees
338:New
219:Area
75:Seal
65:Flag
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401:bac
399:or
389:bur
387:or
385:Bar
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