Cartago Province
Name Capital Area ( km² ) Census 2000 Foundation Law
Cartago Cartago 287.77 132,006 Law 36 of December 7 , 1848
Paraíso Paraíso 411.91 52,243 Law 36 of December 7 , 1848
La Unión Tres Ríos 44.83 80,664 Law 36 of December 7 , 1848
Jiménez Juan Viñas 286.43 14,103 Law 84 of August 19 , 1903
Turrialba Turrialba 1,642.67 68,495 Law 84 of August 19 , 1903
Alvarado Pacayas 81.06 12,160 Law 28 of July 9 , 1908
Oreamuno San Rafael 202.31 39,160 Law 68 of August 17 , 1914
El Guarco Tejar 167.69 34,092 Law 195 of July 26 , 1939
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Cartago (), which means Carthage in Spanish, is a province of central Costa Rica. It is one of the smallest provinces, however probably the richest of the Spanish Colonial era sites and traditions.