La Cruz de Río Grande

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La Cruz de Río Grande is a municipality in the RAAS department of Nicaragua. According to the 2005 census, the population of La Cruz de Rio Grande was 3,000.[1] It gets its name from the Rio Grande de Matagalpa which flows through it.

The town was founded in 1922 by Chinese traders to serve workers from a banana plantation further upriver. [2]

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  1. ^ Nicaragua Municipalities
  2. ^ Hutchinson, Peter (2004). Central America & Mexico 2004. Footprint Travel Guides, 957. ISBN 1903471729. 

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Coordinates: 13°07′N, 84°11′W