Cartago Province

Cartago Province

Cartago is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the central part of the country. Bordering provinces are Limón to the east and San José to the west. The capital is Cartago and it was formerly the capital city of Costa Rica. The province covers an area of 3,124.61 km² (1) and has a population of 461,163 (2). It is subdivided into 8 cantons. It is connected to San Jose via a four lane highway.

External links

* [http://www.costaricaiswaitingforyou.com/eng/7060.htm Cartago in Pictures]
* [http://www.ticovista.com/info-facts/cartago/ Facts about Cartago]

References

(1) Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), 2001.

(2) Estimates of Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC), May 2003.


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