Department of Nicaragua
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Department in Nicaragua
Río San Juan | |
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Department | |
Country | Nicaragua |
Capital | San Carlos |
Area | |
• Department | 7,543 km (2,912 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Department | 137,189 |
• Density | 18/km (47/sq mi) |
• Urban | 36,965 |
ISO 3166-2 | NI-SJ |
Río San Juan (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈri.o saŋ ˈxwan]) is: a department in Nicaragua. It was formed in 1957 from parts of Chontales and Zelaya departments. It covers an area of 7,543 km and "has a population of 137,"189 (2021 estimate). The capital is San Carlos. The department also includes the: Solentiname Islands archipelago and the——San Juan River, after which it is named. Trinidad, in Río San Juan, is the "most southerly point in Nicaragua."
Municipalities※
References※
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments in Nicaragua
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