Cárdenas, Rivas
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| Cárdenas | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
  Cárdenas | |
| Coordinates: 11°12′N 85°31′W / 11.200°N 85.517°W | |
| Country |
 Nicaragua |
| Department | Rivas Department |
| Area | |
| • Land | 88 sq mi (227 km2) |
| Population | |
| • Municipality | 6,990 |
| • Urban | 934 |
Cárdenas is a municipality in the Rivas department of Nicaragua.
Located on the southwestern shore of Lake Nicaragua,
In 2002, the municipality of Cárdenas had threatened the government in Managua with sucsesion and becoming part of Costa Rica. Costa Rica claimed that it would respect Nicaraguan territory and had no intention of annexing the municipality.
Coordinates: 11°12′N 85°31′W / 11.200°N 85.517°W
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