Cartago (canton)

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°47′20″N83°55′34″W / 9.7889852°N 83.9261136°W / 9.7889852; -83.9261136 Coordinates: 9°47′20″N83°55′34″W / 9.7889852°N 83.9261136°W / 9.7889852; -83.9261136
Country	Costa Rica
Province	Cartago
Creation	7 December 1848 [1]
Head city	Oriental
Districts	Districts Oriental Occidental Carmen San Nicolás Aguacaliente Guadalupe Corralillo Tierra Blanca Dulce Nombre Llano Grande Quebradilla
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.muni-carta.go.cr

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

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
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] 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:

• National Route 2
• National Route 10
• National Route 206
• National Route 218
• National Route 219
• National Route 222
• National Route 228
• National Route 231
• National Route 233
• National Route 236
• National Route 304
• National Route 401
• National Route 405
• National Route 406
• National Route 407

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.