Cartago (canton)

Cartago is a canton in the Cartago province of Costa Rica.[2][3] The head city is Cartago.

Cartago
Canton
Ruins of Santiago Apóstol Church, a still standing monument in Cartago.
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Cartago canton
Cartago
Cartago canton location in Costa Rica
Coordinates: 9.7889852°N 83.9261136°W / 9.7889852; -83.9261136
Country Costa Rica
ProvinceCartago
Creation7 December 1848[1]
Head cityOriental
Districts
Districts
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyMunicipalidad de Cartago
 • MayorMario Redondo Poveda (ADC)
Area
 • Total287.77 km2 (111.11 sq mi)
Elevation
1,575 m (5,167 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total147,898
 • Density510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00
Canton code301
Websitewww.muni-carta.go.cr

History

Cartago was created on 7 December 1848 by decree 167.[1]

Geography

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).

Districts

The canton of Cartago is subdivided into the following districts:

  1. Oriental
  2. Occidental
  3. Carmen
  4. San Nicolás
  5. Aguacaliente
  6. Guadalupe
  7. Corralillo
  8. Tierra Blanca
  9. Dulce Nombre
  10. Llano Grande
  11. Quebradilla

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
186416,780—
188320,39821.6%
189225,89827.0%
192726,9093.9%
195030,76314.3%
196346,72251.9%
197365,31039.8%
198487,12533.4%
2000132,05751.6%
2011147,89812.0%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[5]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[6]

For the 2011 census, Cartago had a population of 147,898 inhabitants. [7]

Transportation

Road transportation

The canton is covered by the following road routes:

Rail transportation

The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this canton.

References
  1. Hernández, Hermógenes (1985). Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 (in Spanish) (1 ed.). San José: Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 164–173. ISBN 9977-64-243-5. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  2. "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.
  3. 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.
  4. "Área en kilómetros cuadrados, según provincia, cantón y distrito administrativo". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  5. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  6. "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
  7. "Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
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