South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region
Región Autónoma de la Costa Caribe Sur (Spanish) | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Anthem: Coast Brothers | |
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| Country |  Nicaragua |
| Capital city | Bluefields |
| Largest city | Nueva Guinea |
| Seat | Bluefields |
| Municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unicameral |
| • Body | Regional Council |
| • Regional Coordinator (Governor) | Rubén López Espinoza (FSLN) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27,260.02 km2 (10,525.15 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 2nd (20.9% of Nicaragua) |
| Population (2021 estimate)[1] | |
| • Total | 420,935 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| GDP (Nominal, 2015 US dollar) | |
| • Total | $500 million (2023)[2] |
| • Per capita | $1,000 (2023) |
| GDP (PPP, 2015 int. dollar) | |
| • Total | $1.2 billion (2023) |
| • Per capita | $2,700 (2023) |
| ISO 3166 code | NI-AS |
| Autonomy Statute | 30 October 1987 |
| Official languages | English Creole (Miskito Coast Creole and Rama Cay Creole) Miskito Sumo (Mayangna and Ulwa) Garifuna Rama |
| Regional Council | 45 councilors |
| National Assembly | 2 deputies (of 92) |
The South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region[a] is one of two autonomous regions in Nicaragua. It was created along with the North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region by the Autonomy Statute of 7 September 1987 through a division of the former Zelaya Department. It covers an area of 27,260 km2 (10,530 sq mi) and has a population of 420,935 (2021 estimate). The capital is Bluefields. Bordering the Caribbean Sea, it contains part of the region known as Mosquitia.
It is divided into 12 municipalities: Bluefields, the Corn Islands, Desembocadura de Río Grande, El Ayote, El Rama, El Tortuguero, Kukra Hill, La Cruz de Río Grande, Muelle de los Bueyes, Nueva Guinea, Paiwas, and Pearl Lagoon. Eight languages are spoken in the region, with English Creole and Spanish being dominant.
The Pearl Cays archipelago is also a part of the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region but mainly belonging to the municipality of Pearl Lagoon.[3]
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments in Nicaragua
- ^ "TelluBase—Nicaragua Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ "Revista Envío - Caribbean Coast: Multiethnic, Multilingual ...and Finally Autonomous?". www.envio.org.ni. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
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