La Cruz de Río Grande is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region
The South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region is one of two autonomous regions in Nicaragua. It covers an area of and has a population of 420,935 (2021 estimate). The capital is Bluefields. Bordering the Caribbean Sea, it contains part of the re ...
of
Nicaragua
Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the countr ...
. According to the 2005 census, the population of La Cruz de Rio Grande was 3,000. 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.
See also
*
Chinese Nicaraguan
References
External links
LaPrensa.com.ni La Cruz de Río Grande produce cacao
Municipalities of the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region
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