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National Route 171 (Costa Rica)
National Secondary Route 171, or just Route 171 ( es, Ruta Nacional Secundaria 171, or ) is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the Heredia province. Description This road starts next to the San Vicente de Paul Hospital in Heredia, and ends in the junction with Route 106 in Ulloa. In Heredia province the route covers Heredia canton ( Heredia, San Francisco San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the List of Ca ..., Ulloa districts). References Highways in Costa Rica {{CostaRica-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heredia Province
Heredia () is a province of Costa Rica. It is in the north-central part of the country. As a result, the province covers areas as diverse as the agriculture-rich Northern plains to the more metropolitan areas such as the city of Heredia in the Central Valley. It contains several major environmentally important areas such as the Braulio Carrillo National Park and the Sarapiqui River. The capital is the city of Heredia. To the north it borders Nicaragua, to the east is the province Limón, to the south the province San José, and to the west Alajuela. Geography The province covers an area of 2,657 km². The province is home to a variety of environments, including primary forests, tropical dry forests, and montane forests. Demographics In 1850, the province had a population of approximately 13,390. As of 2011, it has a population of 433,677. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Road Network Of Costa Rica
National Road Network of Costa Rica ( es, Red Vial Nacional), are a series of numbered road routes that are managed through Costa Rica by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MOPT) and its subagency the National Road Council (Conavi). According to the Inter-American Development Bank, in 2019 Costa Rica had the worst road network in Latin America, due to being under maintained, and having structural defects and deterioration in around 49% of the National Primary Routes network. Other countries in the area report an average of 20% in the same metric. There are no high speed express routes but there are some two-lane trunk roads. Potholes are common in primary road routes. Many of the secondary or tertiary road routes are made of gravel or dirt. Legal definitions * Primary roads ( es, Carreteras Primarias): Are those that connect the main roads in the Greater Metropolitan Area and provide a link between mainly the urban centers (head cities of main cantons), airports ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, and Maritime boundary, maritime border with Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island. It has a population of around five million in a land area of . An estimated 333,980 people live in the capital and largest city, San José, Costa Rica, San José, with around two million people in the surrounding metropolitan area. The sovereign state is a Unitary state, unitary Presidential system, presidential Constitution of Costa Rica, constitutional republic. It has a long-standing and stable democracy and a highly educated workforce. The country spends roughly 6.9% of its budget (2016) on education, compared to a global average of 4.4%. Its economy, once heavily dependent on agricultu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Route 106 (Costa Rica)
National Secondary Route 106, or just Route 106 ( es, Ruta Nacional Secundaria 106, or ) is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the Heredia province. Is a parallel road north to a segment of Route 1. Description In Heredia province the route covers Heredia canton ( Ulloa district). This road starts in the junction with Route 3 at La Valencia in Heredia, and ends in the Junction with Route 1 and Route 111 near Real Cariari mall. History A bridge over La Guaria creek in 2008 was partially destroyed, in one of the lanes a Bailey bridge A Bailey bridge is a type of portable, pre-fabricated, truss bridge. It was developed in 1940–1941 by the British for military use during the Second World War and saw extensive use by British, Canadian and American military engineering units. A ... was installed. In September 2019 the works to install a new prefabricated bridge were started. The same creek also damaged a culvert on Route 1 in 2012. References Highway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heredia (canton)
Heredia is a canton in the Heredia province of Costa Rica. The head city is in Heredia district, and is also the provincial capital of Heredia Province. History Heredia was created on 7 December 1848 by decree 167. Geography Heredia has an area of km² and a mean elevation of metres. The canton includes the areas south and west of the capital city of Heredia as far as the Virilla River and the National Route 1. The non-contiguous district of Varablanca, that includes a large portion of Braulio Carrillo National Park high in the Cordillera Central, is also administered as part of Heredia Canton. Districts The canton of Heredia is subdivided into the following districts: # Heredia # Mercedes # San Francisco # Ulloa # Varablanca Demographics For the 2011 census, Heredia had a population of inhabitants. Transportation Road transportation The canton is covered by the following road routes: Rail transportation The Interurbano Line operated by Incofe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heredia District
Heredia () is a district in the Heredia canton of Heredia province, Costa Rica. As the seat of the municipality of Heredia canton, it is awarded the status of city, and by virtue of being the city of the first canton, it is the Province Capital of Heredia province as well. It is 10 kilometers to the north of the country's capital, San José. The city is home to one of the largest colleges in Costa Rica, the National University of Costa Rica, which accepts many international students. History Prior to its founding, the area around Heredia was inhabited by the native tribe that is known as the Huetares, who were commanded at the coming of the Spanish by the ''Cacique'' Garabito. In 1706 settlers from Cartago, set up a small church at a place they called "Alvirilla", which soon became more populated. Between 1716 and 1717 the settlers moved their village to the north, to a place the indigenous people called Cubujuquí. In 1736 Heredia was deemed sufficiently large to be grant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Francisco District, Heredia
San Francisco is a district of the Heredia canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica. Geography San Francisco has an area of km² and an elevation of metres. Demographics For the 2011 census, San Francisco had a population of inhabitants. Transportation Road transportation The district is covered by the following road routes: * National Route 3 * National Route 111 * National Route 171 Rail transportation The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer upright=1.20 , Universidad de Costa Rica station, San Pedro, Montes de Oca. Rail transport in Costa Rica is primarily under the stewardship of Incofer (Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles), an autonomous institution of the state. Incofe ... goes through this district. References {{CostaRica-geo-stub Districts of Heredia Province Populated places in Heredia Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulloa District
Ulloa () is a district of the Heredia canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica. Geography Ulloa has an area of km² and an elevation of metres. Demographics For the 2011 census, Ulloa had a population of inhabitants. Transportation Road transportation The district is covered by the following road routes: * National Route 1 * National Route 3 * National Route 103 * National Route 106 * National Route 111 * National Route 171 Route 171, or Highway 171, may refer to: Canada * Prince Edward Island Route 171 * Quebec Route 171 Costa Rica * National Route 171 (Costa Rica), National Route 171 Ireland * R171 road (Ireland), R171 road Israel * Route 171 (Israel) Japan * ... References {{CostaRica-geo-stub Districts of Heredia Province Populated places in Heredia Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manual Of Style/Road Junction Lists
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Manual may refer to: Instructions * User guide * Owner's manual * Instruction manual (gaming) * Online help Other uses * Manual (music), a keyboard, as for an organ * Manual (band) * Manual transmission * Manual, a bicycle technique similar to a wheelie, but without the use of pedal torque * Manual, balancing on two wheels in freestyle skateboarding tricks * ''The Manual (How to Have a Number One the Easy Way)'' is a 1988 book by Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty See also * Instructions (other) * Tutorial A tutorial, in education, is a method of transferring knowledge and may be used as a part of a learning process. More interactive and specific than a book or a lecture, a tutorial seeks to teach by example and supply the information to complete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
