La Cruz de Río Grande
La Cruz de Río Grande | |
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Municipality | |
  La Cruz de Río Grande Location in Nicaragua | |
| Coordinates: 13°07′N 84°11′W / 13.117°N 84.183°W | |
| Country |  Nicaragua |
| Department | South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 1,332 sq mi (3,449 km2) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Municipality | 23,284 |
| • Density | 17/sq mi (6.8/km2) |
| • Urban | 829 |
| Climate | Am |
La Cruz de Río Grande is a municipality in the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region of Nicaragua. According to the 2005 census, the population of La Cruz de Rio Grande was 3,000.[1] It gets its name from the Rio Grande de Matagalpa which flows through it.
The town was founded in 1922 by Chinese traders to serve workers from a banana plantation further upriver.[2]
See also[]
- Chinese Nicaraguan
References[]
- ^ Nicaragua Municipalities
- ^ Hutchinson, Peter (2004). Central America & Mexico 2004. Footprint Travel Guides. p. 957. ISBN 1-903471-72-9.
External links[]
- LaPrensa.com.ni La Cruz de Río Grande produce cacao (in Spanish)
Capital: Bluefields | ||
| Municipalities |  | |
Coordinates: 13°07′N 84°11′W / 13.117°N 84.183°W
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