Cartago | |
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Coordinates: 9°47′20″N 83°55′34″W / 9.7889852°N 83.9261136°W | |
Country | Costa Rica |
Province | Cartago |
Creation | 7 December 1848 [1] |
Head city | Oriental |
Districts | |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | Municipalidad de Cartago |
• Mayor | Mario Redondo Poveda ( ADC) |
Area | |
• Total | 287.77 km2 (111.11 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,575 m (5,167 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 147,898 |
• Density | 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Canton code | 301 |
Website |
www |
Cartago is a canton in the Cartago province of Costa Rica. [2] [3] The head city is Cartago.
Cartago was created on 7 December 1848 by decree 167. [1]
Cartago has an area of 287.77 km² [4] and a mean elevation of 1,575 metres. [2]
Cartago is a T-shaped canton stretching southeast from its capital city to encompass a thin swatch of the Cordillera de Talamanca (Talamanca Mountain Range), and including portions of the Interamericana ( Pan-American Highway).
The canton of Cartago is subdivided into the following districts:
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1864 | 16,780 | — | |
1883 | 20,398 | 21.6% | |
1892 | 25,898 | 27.0% | |
1927 | 26,909 | 3.9% | |
1950 | 30,763 | 14.3% | |
1963 | 46,722 | 51.9% | |
1973 | 65,310 | 39.8% | |
1984 | 87,125 | 33.4% | |
2000 | 132,057 | 51.6% | |
2011 | 147,898 | 12.0% | |
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos
[5] |
For the 2011 census, Cartago had a population of 147,898 inhabitants. [7]
The canton is covered by the following road routes:
The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this canton.
Cartago | |
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| |
Coordinates: 9°47′20″N 83°55′34″W / 9.7889852°N 83.9261136°W | |
Country | Costa Rica |
Province | Cartago |
Creation | 7 December 1848 [1] |
Head city | Oriental |
Districts | |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | Municipalidad de Cartago |
• Mayor | Mario Redondo Poveda ( ADC) |
Area | |
• Total | 287.77 km2 (111.11 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,575 m (5,167 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 147,898 |
• Density | 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
Canton code | 301 |
Website |
www |
Cartago is a canton in the Cartago province of Costa Rica. [2] [3] The head city is Cartago.
Cartago was created on 7 December 1848 by decree 167. [1]
Cartago has an area of 287.77 km² [4] and a mean elevation of 1,575 metres. [2]
Cartago is a T-shaped canton stretching southeast from its capital city to encompass a thin swatch of the Cordillera de Talamanca (Talamanca Mountain Range), and including portions of the Interamericana ( Pan-American Highway).
The canton of Cartago is subdivided into the following districts:
Historical population | |||
---|---|---|---|
Census | Pop. | %± | |
1864 | 16,780 | — | |
1883 | 20,398 | 21.6% | |
1892 | 25,898 | 27.0% | |
1927 | 26,909 | 3.9% | |
1950 | 30,763 | 14.3% | |
1963 | 46,722 | 51.9% | |
1973 | 65,310 | 39.8% | |
1984 | 87,125 | 33.4% | |
2000 | 132,057 | 51.6% | |
2011 | 147,898 | 12.0% | |
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos
[5] |
For the 2011 census, Cartago had a population of 147,898 inhabitants. [7]
The canton is covered by the following road routes:
The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this canton.