San Carlos () is the capital city of the

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 ...

of San Carlos and of the Río San Juan Department 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 ...

. The city proper has a population of roughly 17,000, while the city and surrounding communities (''Comarcas'') contain a population of 51,915 (2021 estimate). San Carlos is positioned on the confluence of

Lake Nicaragua Lake Nicaragua or Cocibolca or Granada ( es, Lago de Nicaragua, , or ) is a freshwater lake in Nicaragua. Of tectonic origin and with an area of , it is the largest lake in Central America, the 19th largest lake in the world (by area) and the t ...

and the San Juan River. The

Solentiname Islands The Solentiname Islands () are an archipelago towards the southern end of Lake Nicaragua (also known as Lake Cocibolca) in the Nicaraguan department of Río San Juan. They are made up of four larger islands, each a few kilometres across, named, ...

in Lake Nicaragua are part of the Municipality of San Carlos.

Comarcas

The municipality is divided into the following comarcas:

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

San Carlos is twinned with:

External links

Site of the Groningen - San Carlos foundation
(Dutch)

References

Municipalities of the Río San Juan Department {{Nicaragua-geo-stub