San Carlos, Río San Juan
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San Carlos is the capital city of the municipality
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 of San Carlos and of the Río San Juan
Río San Juan (department)
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 Department
Departments of Nicaragua
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 of Nicaragua
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. 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
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 and the San Juan River
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. The Solentiname Islands
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 in Lake Nicaragua are part of the Municipality of San Carlos.

Comarcas

The municipalitiy is divided into the following comarcas:
San Isidro San Carlos Santa Isabel Lauren Galán Cruz Verde
México Mata de Caña La Azucena Palo de Arquito Arriba nº1 Palo de Arquito Arriba n°2
Los Chiles La Trinidad Esperanza nº1 La Culebra La Argentina
Caño Luis Morrillo Solentiname Las Maravillas Papaturro
Valle de Guadalupe Nueva Armenia La Trinidad Las Minas Isla Medio Queso
El Consuelo La Unión San José La Venada Río Frío
El Corozal Guapinol Santo Domingo San José Morrillo Ojo de Agua
Espavel Costa Sur Camibar Jumusa Papaturito
Pueblo Nuevo nº1 Pueblo Nuevo nº2 El Plomo Flor de Mayo El Cairo
Guacalito La Argentina San Vicente Nueva Jerusalén El Consuelo nº1
El Consuelo nº2 Loma Quemada Laurel nº2 Quinta Lidia Empalme Cruz Verde
Danubio Monte Piedad El Papayo El Pavón nº1 El Pavón nº2
Las Palmeras Las Venturas San Agustín La Bodega Poza Redonda nº1
Poza Redonda nº2 San Ramón San Antonio San Pablo Nueva Armenia
El Fajardo Melchorrita


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