Heredia

Heredia is a city in north-central Costa Rica, the capital of Heredia Province.

It is located at 10°00′ N 84°12′ W, at an elevation of 1,140 metres (approx. 3,730 ft) above sea level. In 2004 it had a population of some 42,600 people.

The city was founded in the 1570s as Cubujuquí. It later changed its name to Villavieja before adopting its current name in 1763. For a brief period in the 1830s, Heredia served as the national capital.

Heredia is a sister city of Marietta, Georgia in the United States.