Cartago Province

Cartago (Spanish pronunciation: [kaɾˈtaɣo]), which means Carthage in Spanish, is a province of central Costa Rica. It is one of the smallest provinces, however probably the richest of the Spanish Colonial era sites and traditions.

Cartago
Province
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Nickname(s): 
Brumosos
Coordinates: 9°48′N 83°39′W
CountryCosta Rica
Capital cityCartago (pop. 156,600)
Area
 • Total3,124.61 km2 (1,206.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total490,903
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeCR-C
HDI (2017)0.804[1]
very high · 3rd of 7
Colegio San Luis Gonzaga
Museo Municipal de Cartago

Geography

It is located in the central part of the country and borders the provinces of Limón to the east and San Jose to the west.

The capital is Cartago; until 1823 it was also the capital of Costa Rica, which is now San José. The province covers an area of 3,124.61 km²[2] and has a population of 490,903.[3] It is subdivided into eight cantons and is connected to San José via a four-lane highway.

The highest peak is Cerro de la Muerte at 3,600 meters above sea level, and the lowest point of the province is Turrialba, which is 90 meters above sea level.

Sports

Cartago is the residence of the Primera Division Team, the Club Sport Cartaginés, which play in the Estadio Jose Rafael Fello Meza, located at the south of the city of Cartago, in Barrio Asís.

Cantons
NameCapitalArea (km²)Census 2000Foundation Law
CartagoCartago287.77132,006Law 36 of December 7, 1848
ParaísoParaíso411.9152,243Law 36 of December 7, 1848
La UniónTres Ríos44.8380,664Law 36 of December 7, 1848
JiménezJuan Viñas286.4314,103Law 84 of August 19, 1903
TurrialbaTurrialba1,642.6768,495Law 84 of August 19, 1903
AlvaradoPacayas81.0612,160Law 28 of July 9, 1908
OreamunoSan Rafael202.3139,160Law 68 of August 17, 1914
El GuarcoTejar167.6934,092Law 195 of July 26, 1939
  • Basílica de Los Ángeles
  • View of the ruins of the Parroquia de Santiago Apóstol in Cartago, Costa Rica.
  • Irazú volcano
  • Turrialba volcano
  • Angostura dam in Turrialba
  • Cachi Dam
  • Tapantí National Park
  • Cerro de la Muerte
  • Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels
  • Cartago INCOFER Train Station

References
  1. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  2. Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), 2001.
  3. Resultados Generales Censo 2011 Archived 2012-10-21 at the Wayback Machine p. 22

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