Mercedes is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...

of the Heredia canton, in the Heredia province of

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Geography

Mercedes has an area of km² and an elevation of metres.

Demographics

For the 2011 census, Mercedes had a population of inhabitants.

Transportation

Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes: * CR RNP 3

National Route 3 The following highways are numbered 3, H-3, PRI-3, AH3, E03 and R3. For roads numbered A3, see A3 roads. For roads numbered M3, see M3. For roads numbered N3, see N3. For roads numbered 3A, see 3A. International * Asian Highway 3 * Euro ...

National Route 111 * CR RNS 126

National Route 126

Economy

The main industries in the city are textiles and food.

Rail transportation

The Interurbano Line operated by

Incofer Rail transport in Costa Rica is primarily under the stewardship of Incofer (Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles), an autonomous institution of the state. Incofer owns the national railway infrastructure and operates virtually all freigh ...

goes through this district.

References

Districts of Heredia Province Populated places in Heredia Province {{Heredia-geo-stub