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El Tortuguero | |
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Municipality | |
  El Tortuguero Location in Nicaragua | |
| Coordinates: 12°49′N 84°12′W / 12.817°N 84.200°W | |
| Country |  Nicaragua |
| Department | South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 1,313.93 sq mi (3,403.07 km2) |
| Population (2023 estimate)[1] | |
• Municipality | 61,007 |
| • Density | 46/sq mi (18/km2) |
| • Urban | 11,601 |
| Climate | Am |
El Tortuguero (Spanish pronunciation: [el toɾˈtuɣeɾo]) is a municipality in the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region of Nicaragua. It is located at about 530 km from Managua and can only be reached by an hour-long truck ride from El Rama.
- ^ Anuario Estadístico 2022. Instituto Nacional de Información de Desarrollo (INIDE)