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Place details
- Locality
- Cartago
- Region
- Cartago Province
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Population
- 26,594
- Timezone
- America/Costa_Rica
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Province
- Cartago Province
- Canton
- Cartago Canton
- Districts
- Oriental , Occidental
- Mayor
- Mario Redondo Poveda ( ADC )
- City
- 152.68 km (58.95 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 1,435 m (4,708 ft)
- Density
- 152.68/km (395.4/sq mi)
- Metro
- 413,505
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central Standard Time )
- Climate
- Cwb
- Patron saint
- Saint James the Greater
- Website
- www.muni-carta.go.cr
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Inception
- 27 November 1563
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Cartago
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Located in
- Cartago Province
- Population
- +22775
- Area
- +4.04
- Elevation
- +1435
- Capital of
- Cartago Canton
- Official website
- www.muni-carta.go.cr
- Image
- Basilica Virgen de los Angeles CRI 07 2018 0316.jpg
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Cartago ( Spanish pronunciation: [kaɾˈtaɣo]) is the head city of Cartago canton of the Cartago Province, and is composed of the Oriental and Occidental districts as stated in the administrative divisions of Costa Rica. It was the capital of Costa Rica from 1574 to 1824.
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