Cartago (canton)

Cartago is a canton in the Cartago province of Costa Rica. The head city is Cartago.

History
Cartago was created on 7 December 1848 by decree 167.

Geography
Cartago has an area of 287.77 km² and a mean elevation of 1,575 metres.

Cartago is a T-shaped canton stretching southeast from its capital city to encompass a thin swatch of the Cordillera de Talamanca (Talamanca Mountain Range), and including portions of the Interamericana (Pan-American Highway).

Districts
The canton of Cartago is subdivided into the following districts:
 * 1) Oriental
 * 2) Occidental
 * 3) Carmen
 * 4) San Nicolás
 * 5) Aguacaliente
 * 6) Guadalupe
 * 7) Corralillo
 * 8) Tierra Blanca
 * 9) Dulce Nombre
 * 10) Llano Grande
 * 11) Quebradilla

Demographics
For the 2011 census, Cartago had a population of 147,898 inhabitants.

Road transportation
The canton is covered by the following road routes: • CR RNP 2.svg National Route 2

• CR RNP 10.svg National Route 10

• CR RNS 206.svg National Route 206

• CR RNS 218.svg National Route 218

• CR RNS 219.svg National Route 219

• CR RNS 222.svg National Route 222

• CR RNS 228.svg National Route 228

• CR RNS 231.svg National Route 231

• CR RNS 233.svg National Route 233

• CR RNS 236.svg National Route 236

• CR RNT 304.svg National Route 304

• CR RNT 401.svg National Route 401

• CR RNT 405.svg National Route 405

• CR RNT 406.svg National Route 406

• CR RNT 407.svg National Route 407

Rail transportation
The Interurbano Line operated by Incofer goes through this canton.