Belén is the name of the seventh canton

Cantons of Costa Rica

This is a list of the cantons of Costa Rica.Cantons are the second-level administrative division of Costa Rica. The country's seven provinces are subdivided into 81 cantons , and these are further subdivided into districts .A unique feature of the cantons is that they are the only administrative...

 in the province of Heredia

Heredia Province

Heredia is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the north-central part of the country. As a result, the province covers areas as diverse as the agriculture rich Northern plains of San Carlos as well as the more metropolitan areas like the city of Heredia located in the Central Valley...

 in Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....

. The canton covers an area of 12.15 km², and has a population of 21,085. 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

San José, Costa Rica

San José is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica. Located in the Central Valley, San José is the seat of national government, the focal point of political and economic activity, and the major transportation hub of this Central American nation.Founded in 1738 by order of Cabildo de León, San...

 and the Juan Santamaría International Airport

Juan Santamaría International Airport

Juan Santamaría International Airport is located in Alajuela Province, about from downtown San José, Costa Rica. It is a hub airport for TACA/Lacsa, and focus city airport for Copa Airlines. It is named after Costa Rica's national hero Juan Santamaría, a courageous drummer boy who died in 1856...

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Districts

The canton of Belén is subdivided into three districts

Districts of Costa Rica

| The cantons of Costa Rica are subdivided into 473 districts .-References:...

 (distritos):

District	Postal code	Alt. (m)	Area (km2)	Pop. (2008)	Coordinates
San Antonio	40701	912	3.51		09°58′50"N 84°11′18"W
	Barrios: Chompipes (part), Escobal, Labores (part), San Vicente, Zaiquí
La Ribera (Ribera,Rivera)	40702	953	4.17		09°59′25"N 84°11′09"W
	Barrios: Fuente, Labores (part), Vista Linda, Cristo Rey (part)
	Poblados: Echeverría (part)
La Asunción (Asunción)	40703	945	4.47		09°58′54"N 84°10′20"W
	Barrios: Arbolito, Bonanza, Bosques de Doña Rosa, Cariari (part), Chompipes (part), Cristo Rey (part)