Cartago Province
Cartago is a province of Costa Rica. It is in the central part of the country. The provincial capital is the city of Cartago.
Province of Cartago
Provincia de Cartago | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of the Province of Cartago | |
| Coordinates: 9°48′N 83°39′W / 9.800°N 83.650°W | |
| Country | Costa Rica |
| Capital city | Cartago |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,124.67 km2 (1,206.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 490,903 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Cartaginés |
| ISO 3166 code | CR-C |
Location
changeThe Cartago province is a landlocked province (it does not border the ocean) and is bordered on the east and north by the Limón province and on the south and west by the San José province.[1]
Geography
changeCartago is the second smallest province of Costa Rica, only the Heredia province is smaller. It has an area of 3,124.67 km2 (1,206.44 sq mi).[1]
There are two mountain ranges in the province: the Cordillera Central ("Central mountain range"), also known as Volcanic Central mountain range, and the Talamanca mountain range.
There are several volcanoes in the province; among them are the Irazú, 3,432 m (11,260 ft) high, and the Turrialba, 3,340 m (10,960 ft) high.[1]
Some rivers in the province are Reventado, Reventazón, Palomo, Grande de Orosi, Macho, Tiribí, Chirripó, Tuis and Pejibaye.[3]
Demographics
changeA person from the province is known as cartaginés (woman: cartaginesa).[3]
The Cartago province had a population, in 2011, of 490,903 for a population density of 157.1 inhabitants/km2. The canton of Cartago, with 147,898 inhabitants, is the canton with more inhabitants.[2]
Evolution of the population in Cartago[2]
Administrative divisions
changeThe Cartago province is divided in 8 cantons, which are divided into 47 Districts.[4]
| No. | Canton | Capital | Districts | Population (2011) |
Area (km²) |
Density (Inh./km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cartago | Cartago | 11 | 151,774 | 287.77 | 527.4 |
| 2 | Paraíso | Paraíso | 5 | 58,030 | 411.91 | 43.5 |
| 3 | La Unión | Tres Ríos | 8 | 101,195 | 44.83 | 2,257.3 |
| 4 | Jiménez | Juan Viñas | 3 | 15,716 | 286.43 | 54.9 |
| 5 | Turrialba | Turrialba | 12 | 72,631 | 1,642.67 | 44.2 |
| 6 | Alvarado | Pacayas | 3 | 14,302 | 81.06 | 176.4 |
| 7 | Oreamuno | San Rafael | 5 | 46,136 | 202.31 | 228.0 |
| 8 | El Guarco | Tejar | 4 | 42,474 | 167.69 | 253.3 |
Economy
changeAn important economic activity in the province is farming. Important crops in the province are potato, coffee, sugarcane, Macadamia nut, pejibaye and ornamental plants.[3]
Cartago has attracted many export-orientated manufacturing companies, especially within the industrial zone, the largest in the country.
There are eight dams in the province to produce hydroelectricity.
Gallery
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Turrialba volcano -
Virgen de los Ángeles basilica, Cartago -
Tapantí National Park -
Angostura dam, Turrialba
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Anuario Estadístico 2012 - 2013" (PDF) (in Spanish). San José, Costa Rica: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC). June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Anuario Estadístico 2012 - 2013" (PDF) (in Spanish). San José, Costa Rica: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC). June 2015. p. 103. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Provincia: Guanacaste" (in Spanish). Guías Costa Rica. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ↑ "Anuario Estadístico 2012 - 2013" (PDF) (in Spanish). San José, Costa Rica: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC). June 2015. p. 47. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2017.