巴尔瓦区是哥斯达黎加的一个区，位于该国中北部埃雷迪亚省，处于埃雷迪亚以北3公里，面积53.8平方公里，海拔高度1,140米，2001年人口32,440，人口密度每平方公里602.97人。

Barva is a small city in the Canton of Barva, in Heredia Province, Costa Rica.

It is located 3 km north of Heredia. It was named in honor of Barvak, an indigenous chief who ruled the area before the arrival of the Spanish.

It is divided into six political districts: Barva, Santa Lucía, San José de la Montaña, San Pedro, San Roque, and Puente Salas. The city is known for having a nice mix of rural and metropolitan landscape.