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La Cruz de Río Grande

Coordinates: 13°07′N 84°11′W / 13.117°N 84.183°W / 13.117; -84.183
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La Cruz de Río Grande
Municipality
Country Nicaragua
DepartmentSouth Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region
Area
 • Municipality
1,332 sq mi (3,449 km2)
Population
 (2005)
 • Municipality
23,284
 • Density17/sq mi (6.8/km2)
 • Urban
829
ClimateAm

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

References

  1. ^ Nicaragua Municipalities
  2. ^ Hutchinson, Peter (2004). Central America & Mexico 2004. Footprint Travel Guides. p. 957. ISBN 1-903471-72-9.

13°07′N 84°11′W / 13.117°N 84.183°W / 13.117; -84.183


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