Cartago

Cartago is a canton in the province of , with an estimated population of 165,417 as of 2022. It ranks as the fifth-most populous canton in the country and is the 42nd largest by area.
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  • Type: canton of Costa Rica with 148,000 residents
  • Description: canton in Cartago province, Costa Rica
  • Also known as: Cantón Cartago”, “Cantón Central”, and “Cartago Canton

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lankester Botanical Garden.

Garden
The Lankester Botanical Gardens are a set of gardens outside of . The garden is open to the public, but is operated by the University of Costa Rica as a research center and is a major center for orchid research in both and the Caribbean. is situated 3½ km northeast of Cartago.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include El Tejar de El Guarco and Paraíso.

Town
El Tejar is a district and the head city of the canton, in the province of . is situated 4 km northwest of Cartago.

Town
is a district of the canton, in the province of . is situated 6 km northeast of Cartago.

Cartago

Latitude
9.8161° or 9° 48′ 58″ north
Longitude
-83.9139° or 83° 54′ 50″ west
Population
148,000
Elevation
1,484 metres (4,869 feet)
Open location code
66XRR38P+FC
Geo­Names ID
3624369
Wiki­data ID
Q2185499
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Waray—“Cartago” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: كارتاغو
  • Asturian: cantón de Cartago
  • Asturian: Cartago
  • Basque: Cartago kantonamendua
  • Catalan: Cartago
  • Cebuano: Cantón Central de Cartago
  • Chinese: Cartago Kūn
  • Chinese: 卡塔戈县
  • Dutch: Cartago
  • French: Cartago
  • Italian: cantone di Cartago
  • Italian: Cantone di Cartago
  • Japanese: カルタゴ (カントン)
  • Min Nan Chinese: Cartago Kūn
  • Portuguese: Cartago
  • Russian: Картаго
  • Spanish: Cantón de Cartago
  • Spanish: Cartago
  • Swedish: Cantón Central de Cartago
  • Swedish: Cartago
  • Vietnamese: Cartago
  • Waray (Philippines): Cartago

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Highlights include Cerro Jucosal and Cerro Palo Blanco.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Cartago”. Photo: Daniel32708, CC BY-SA 3.0.