Cárdenas
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 secession and becoming part of Costa Rica. Costa Rica claimed that it would respect Nicaraguan territory and had no intention of annexing the municipality.- Municipality of Nicaragua with about 6,990 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 40 metres (110 feet)
- Description: municipality in Rivas Department, Nicaragua
- Also known as“Cárdenas Municipality”“Cárdenas, Nicaragua”“Municipality of Cárdenas”“Municipio de Cardenas”
- Location
This page is based on…
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Latitude
11.1491° or 11° 8′ 57″ north
Longitude
-85.4232° or 85° 25′ 24″ west
Open location code
763P4HXG+JP
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
See this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Albanian to Vietnamese—“Cárdenas” goes by many names.
CárdenasAlbanian
CárdenasAsturian
CárdenasBasque
Cárdenas (Nikaragua)Basque
Cárdenas (udalerria)Basque
Cárdenasko udalerriaBasque
CárdenasCebuano
Cárdenas nga MunisipyoCebuano
Municipio de CárdenasCebuano
Munisipyo sa CárdenasCebuano
卡德納斯Chinese
卡德納斯（市镇）Chinese
CárdenasDutch
Cárdenas (gemeente)Dutch
Gemeente CárdenasDutch
Δήμος ΚάρδεναςGreek
ΚάρδεναςGreek
Κάρδενας (δήμος)Greek
CárdenasIrish
CárdenasItalian
Cárdenas (comune)Italian
Comune di CárdenasItalian
カルデナスJapanese
カルデナス (ニカラグア)Japanese
カルデナス（自治体）Japanese
CárdenasMin Nan Chinese
Cárdenas (Rivas)Min Nan Chinese
Cárdenas chhiūⁿMin Nan Chinese
Chhiūⁿ CárdenasMin Nan Chinese
Cárdenas (gmina)Polish
Gmina CárdenasPolish
КарденасRussian
Карденас (муниципалитет)Russian
Муниципалитет КарденасRussian
CárdenasSwedish
Cárdenas (kommun)Swedish
Cárdenas, NicaraguaSwedish
کاردیناسUrdu
کاردیناس، ریوازUrdu
CárdenasVietnamese
Cárdenas (đô thị)Vietnamese
Cárdenas, NicaraguaVietnamese
Đô thị CárdenasVietnamese
Places with the Same Name
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as El Triunfo and Las Cañitas.
Notable Places Nearby
Discover Río Mena and Punta Mena.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
“I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.”
