Barva
Template:Short description Template:Expand Spanish Template:Infobox settlement Barva is a district of the Barva canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.<ref name="divadm">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="dta2017">Template:Cite book</ref> The city is known for having a nice mix of rural and metropolitan landscape.
Toponymy
The name comes from Barvac or Barvak a cacique of the area around 1569, which in turn might come from either:
- From New Tlapallan in Nahuatl language, or Tla pallapan, which in Huetar language was Tabaraba or Abaraba, hispanicized as Barba and meaning Black River or Dark River as explained by José Fidel Tristán in 1910.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="InduniInduni2005" />
- Bal (town) and wac (anteater), meaning Anteater Town, according to Luis Ferrero.<ref name="InduniInduni2005">Template:Cite book</ref>
- Bar or bur (bees) with ba or bac (tribe), meaning Bees Tribe, as explained by bishop Bernardo Augusto Thiel y Hoffmann in late 19th century, from sources from 1575 and 1599.<ref name="InduniInduni2005" />
By Decree 188 of 4 October 1974, the name changes from Barba to Barva.
Geography
Barva has an area of 0.82 km²<ref name="inecarea">Template:Cite web</ref> and an elevation of 1,176 metres.<ref name="divadm" />
It is located 3 km north of Heredia.
Culture
Patron saint and mask festival
The patron saint of the town is Saint Bartholomew. A large church, Iglesia de San Bartolomé de Barva, was established between 1568 and 1575 is in Barva. Every year on August 24, the people of the town have a celebration dedicated to the saint, and the highlight of the celebration is the unique masquerade, where people go out wearing masks and hit others with cow and pig bladders.
Demographics
Template:CR Census population For the 2011 census, Barva had a population of 4,997 inhabitants.<ref name="censo2011">Template:Cite web</ref>
Transportation
Road transportation
The district is covered by the following road routes:
Notable people
References
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