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Cartago
Cartago Province · Costa Rica
City population
26,594
#17
in Costa Rica
#3
in Cartago Province
#19,984
worldwide
9.864, -83.919 · 20 km from San José
About Cartago
Cartago is a city in Cartago Province, Costa Rica with a population of 26,594. It is the 17th largest of the 35 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Costa Rica, and the 19,984th largest worldwide. It lies 20 km from San José.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Cartago Province
Rank in region
#3of 4
Elevation
1,440 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Costa_Rica
Coordinates
9.864, -83.919
Record updated
2026-04-13
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 35 in Costa RicaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.