- Belén Canton
Belén is the name of the seventh canton in the province of Heredia in
Costa Rica . The canton covers an area of 12.15 km² [Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), 2001.] , and has a population of 21,085 [Estimates of Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC), May 2003.] . The capital city of the canton is San Antonio. The area is well known locally for its inland chalk cliffs.The compact canton is on the western side of the
General Cañas Freeway (Autopista General Cañas) midway between the national capital city of San José and theJuan Santamaría International Airport .The canton of Belén is subdivided into 3 distritos (districts).
# San Antonio
# La Ribera
# La AsunciónHistory
The canton was established by law on June 8, 1907.
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