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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  • Canton of Costa Rica with about 165,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 1,580 metres (5,170 feet)
  • Description: canton in Cartago province, Costa Rica
  • Also known as
    “Cantón Cartago”
    “Cantón Central”
    “Cartago Canton”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lankester Botanical Garden.
The Lankester Botanical Gardens are a set of gardens outside of . is situated 3½ km northeast of Cartago.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cartago and El Tejar de El Guarco.
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is a city in 's .
El Tejar is a district and the head city of the… is situated 4 km northwest of Cartago.
is a district of the canton, in the province of . is situated 6 km northeast of Cartago.

Cartago

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Latitude
9.8161° or 9° 48′ 58″ north
Longitude
-83.9139° or 83° 54′ 50″ west
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: “卡塔戈县”
  • Dutch: “Cartago”
  • French: “Cartago”
  • Georgian: “კარტაგო (კანტონი)”
  • Georgian: “კარტაგო”
  • 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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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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