Cartago is a city in Costa Rica, about 25 km (15 miles) east of the capital, San Jose. It is at an elevation of about 1435 m (some 4,707 ft) above sea level, at the base of the Iraz?Volcano. Cartago is the capital of Cartago province. The city covers an area of 152,68 km? It includes the districts of city downtown: Oriental, Occidental (known as the typical downtown area), San Nicol? (the main entrance to the city, at west), El Carmen (north), Dulce Nombre, San Francisco (at south, San Francisco is known commonly as Aguacaliente), and Guadalupe (Arenilla). The city is part, with the cities of San Rafael de Oreamuno and Tejar del Guarco, of a continuous urban area that, in 2008, had a population of 156,600 inhabitants, according to the Statistics and Census Institute of Costa Rica.
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City Head: Lic. Rolando Rodriguez Brenes
City Population: l156,600
City land Area: 152.68 sq. km
Website: http://www.muni-carta.go.cr
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartago,_Costa_Rica
City land Area: 152.68 sq. km
Website: http://www.muni-carta.go.cr
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartago,_Costa_Rica
MONIKER/NICKNAME(S):
"The City of Fogs"