Pearl Lagoon
Laguna de Perlas (Spanish) | |
|---|---|
 Municipal wharf of Pearl Lagoon | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Pearl Lagoon | |
| Coordinates: 12°21′N 83°40′W / 12.350°N 83.667°W | |
| Country |  Nicaragua |
| Department |  South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region |
| Municipality | Pearl Lagoon |
| Seat | Pearl City |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dariel Taylor (FSLN) |
| Area | |
| 1,963.43 km2 (758.08 sq mi) | |
| Population (2023 estimate)[1] | |
| 22,192 | |
| • Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 11,638 |
Pearl Lagoon (Spanish: Laguna de Perlas) is a municipality that is often time called just Lagoon and was historically known as English Bank.[2] It is located in the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region of Nicaragua. It is the most important town of the largest coastal lagoon also by the name of Pearl Lagoon in the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region of Nicaragua and which the name of the town is derived from. As of 2022, Pearl Lagoon Municipality had a population of 21,360.
- ^ Anuario Estadístico 2022. Instituto Nacional de Información de Desarrollo (INIDE)
- ^ Baracco, Luciano (2011). National Integration and Contested Autonomy: The Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua. ISBN 9780875868233.