Cureña is a district of the Sarapiquí canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.

[1][2] Cureña was created on 6 October 1999 by Decreto Ejecutivo 28137-G.[2] It is located in the northern region of the country and borders the districts of La Virgen to the south, Puerto Viejo to the east, the province of Alajuela to the west and Nicaragua to the north.

Cureña has an area of 369.02 km²[3] and an elevation of 30 metres.

[6] The 12 population centers of the district are: As in its neighboring district of Llanuras del Gaspar, agriculture (banana, pineapple, yucca and banana) is the base of the local economy.

The district is covered by the following road routes: This Costa Rican location article is a stub.