Jesús de Santa Bárbara
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Jesús de Santa Bárbara's ecclesiastical statue of Jesus
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 Jesús de Santa Bárbara
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| Coordinates: 10°01′33″N 84°08′50″W / 10.02583°N 84.14722°WCoordinates: 10°01′33″N 84°08′50″W / 10.02583°N 84.14722°W | |
| Country |
 Costa Rica
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| Province | Heredia Province |
| Canton | Santa Bárbara |
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| • Total | 12.61 km2 (4.87 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,160 m (3,810 ft) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 8,485 |
| • Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Vecino de Jesús, Jesúseño |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time (UTC-6) |
| Climate | Am |
Jesús de Santa Bárbara, also called Barrio Jesús, is one of the six districts that make up the canton of Santa Bárbara in Heredia, Costa Rica. The district consists of several large neighborhoods: Altagracia, Birrí, Catalina, Común, Cuesta Colorada, La Máquina, Guachipelines, Guaracha, and Ulises.
Like the rest of the canton, before the Spanish settlers came, Jesús was originally occupied by the Huetares, an indigenous tribe. The Huetare King, Cacique Garabito, dominated the area.
In early 1663, settler Joseph de Sandoval Ocampo arrived in the region of Jesús in order to set up a cattle farm.Heredia, Barva, and Alajuela, three neighboring cities, were populated and settled in the late 1700s. As trade increased between the three cities, the canton developed.
Jesús officially became a district in the canton of Santa Bárbara on 7 December 1848. This official recognition from the national government came when Santa Bárbara was declared the fourth canton of Heredia Province, thanks to the efforts of Gregorio Salazar.
By 1852, resident Horacio Morales had successfully lobbied Jesúseños to construct a small chapel in the district. By 1885, there were two public schools for children in Jesús. One was for boys and one was for girls.6 Jesús was one of the last of Santa Bárbara's districts to receive running water, sometime after 1911. It was electrified in 1937.
Jesús is the second largest of the districts in Santa Bárbara, at 12.61 square kilometres (4.87 sq mi); however, it is the most populous with 8,485 residents. Major neighborhoods include Calle Solís, Mitad Sur de la Cuesta Colorada (Lower Red Hill), Quebrada la Cruz (Cruz River), Urbanización Cifuentes, Calle de Trapiche, Rosa Blanca (White Rose), La Teofila, and Central Jesús. In the northwest of the district are the neighborhoods of Birrí, La Catalina, La Cuesta Colorada (Red Hill), and San José de Altagracia.
Like much of Costa Rica, the Comisión Nacional de Prevención de Riesgos (National Risk Prevention Commission) puts Jesús in a high-risk zone. This is due to the district's mountainous geography, which can lead to landslides and flooding. Several large rivers run through Jesús. These include Quebrada Burros, Quebrada Birrí, Río Porrosati, and Quebrada Cruz.
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