El Tortuguero | |
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Municipality | |
Location in Nicaragua | |
Coordinates: 12°49′N 84°12′W / 12.817°N 84.200°W | |
Country | Nicaragua |
Department | South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region |
Area | |
• Municipality | 1,314 sq mi (3,403 km2) |
Population (2005) | |
• Municipality | 22,324 |
• Urban | 1,737 |
Climate | Am |
El Tortuguero (Spanish pronunciation: [el torˈtuɣeɾo]) is a municipality in the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region of Nicaragua.
It is located at about 530 km from Managua and can only be reached by an hour-long truck ride from El Rama.
Coordinates: 12°49′N 84°12′W / 12.817°N 84.200°W