Cartago | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Old-ruins-in-cartago-daniel-vargas19.jpg) Ruins of Santiago Apóstol Church, a still standing monument in Cartago. | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Bandera_de_Cartago_(Costa_Rica).svg) Flag &sq=&lang=&file=File:Escudo_de_Cartago_(Costa_Rica).svg) Seal | |
 Cartago canton | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Costa_Rica_location_map.svg)  Cartago Cartago canton location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°47′20″N 83°55′34″W / 9.7889852°N 83.9261136°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | Cartago |
| Creation | 7 December 1848 |
| Head city | Oriental |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipalidad de Cartago |
| • Mayor | Mario Redondo Poveda (PAY) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 278.66 km2 (107.59 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,575 m (5,167 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 147,898 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 165,417 |
| • Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Canton code | 301 |
| Website | www |
Cartago is a canton in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.[1][2] The head city is Cartago.
- ^ "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP". Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5.