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Río San Juan () is a department in
Nicaragua Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the geographically largest Sovereign state, country in Central America, comprising . With a population of 7,142,529 as of 2024, it is the third-most populous country in Central America aft ...
. It was formed in 1957 from parts of Chontales and Zelaya departments. It covers an area of 7,543 km2 and has a population of 137,189 (2021 estimate). The capital is San Carlos. The department also includes the Solentiname Islands
archipelago An archipelago ( ), sometimes called an island group or island chain, is a chain, cluster, or collection of islands. An archipelago may be in an ocean, a sea, or a smaller body of water. Example archipelagos include the Aegean Islands (the o ...
and the San Juan River, after which it is named. Trinidad, in Río San Juan, is the most southerly point in Nicaragua.


Municipalities

# El Almendro # El Castillo #
Morrito Morrito is a municipality in the Río San Juan department of Nicaragua Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the geographically largest Sovereign state, country in Central America, comprising . With a population of 7,142 ...
# San Carlos #
San Juan de Nicaragua San Juan de Nicaragua (formerly known as San Juan del Norte) is a municipality in the Río San Juan Department of Nicaragua. Its capital is Grey Town (formerly also known as ''San Juan del Norte'' or ''Greytown''). History San Juan del Norte wa ...
# San Miguelito


References

Departments of Nicaragua States and territories established in 1957 {{Nicaragua-geo-stub