| LC control no. | n 81129328 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Geographic heading | Cartago (Costa Rica) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Costa Rica--Cartago |
| Other standard no. | 148937646 http://viaf.org/viaf/148937646 Q30617 http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q30617 |
| Beginning date | 1563 |
| Associated country | Costa Rica |
| Associated place | Cartago (Costa Rica : Province) Cartago (Costa Rica : Canton) |
| Special note | Pre-AACR2 heading: Cartago, Costa Rica |
| Found in | BGN, 9/10/81 (Cartago, PPL, 9°52ʹN, 83°55ʹW) GEOnet, 24 April 2018 (Cartago; geopolitical entity name: Costa Rica; first-order administrative division name: Cartago; 09° 51ʹ 52ʺ N, 083° 55ʹ 10ʺ W; 9.864444 [N], -83.91944 [W]; seat of a first-order administrative division) Wikipedia, 24 April 2018 (Cartago, Costa Rica; city, about 25 km (16 mi) east of the capital, San José; in Cartago Province, Cartago Canton; includes districts: Oriental, Occidental (known as the typical downtown area), San Nicolás (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); part, with the cities of San Rafael de Oreamuno and Tejar del Guarco, of a continuous urban area; founded in 1563 by Juan Vasquez de Coronado; granted a coat of arms by King Philip II of Spain in 1565; served as the first capital of Costa Rica, until 1823; 9° 52ʹ 0ʺ N, 83° 55ʹ 0ʺ W; 9.866667 [N], -83.916667 [W]) VIAF, 24 April 2018 (Cartago (Costa Rica); VIAF ID: 148937646 (Geographic); Permalink: http://viaf.org/viaf/148937646 ) <http://viaf.org/viaf/148937646> Wikidata, 24 April 2018 (Cartago (Q30617); city in Costa Rica) <http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q30617> |
| Geographic area code | nccr--- |
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