San Carlos, Río San Juan

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name = San Carlos
settlement_type =Municipality
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San Carlos is the capital city of the municipality of San Carlos and of the Río San Juan Department of Nicaragua. The city proper has a population of roughly 12,174, while the city and surrounding communities ("Comarcas") contain 37,461 as of 2005. San Carlos is positioned on the confluence of Lake Nicaragua and the San Juan River. The Solentiname Islands in Lake Nicaragua are part of the Municipality of San Carlos.

Comarcas

The municipalitiy is divided into the following comarcas:

ister cities

*Flagicon|Netherlands Groningen, the Netherlands
*Flagicon|Germany Erlangen, Germany
*Flagicon|Germany Nuremberg, Germany
*Flagicon|Germany Witten, Germany
*Flagicon|Spain Albacete, Spain
*Flagicon|Spain Badalona, Spain
*Flagicon|Austria Linz, Austria
*Flagicon|Italy Bologna, Italy

External links

* [http://www.groningensancarlos.nl Site of the Groningen - San Carlos foundation] (Dutch)