Region Autónoma de la Costa Caribe Norte

Region Autónoma de la Costa Caribe Norte
Location of Región Autónoma de la Costa Caribe Norte in Nicaragua
Data
Capital	Puerto Cabezas
population	390,670
surface	32,195 km²
Population density	14 inhabitants / km²
structure	8 Municipios
ISO 3166-2	NI-AN

The Región Autónoma de la Costa Caribe Norte ( RACCN ; German Autonomous Region Northern Caribbean Coast , formerly Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte , German Autonomous Region North Atlantic ) is one of two autonomous regions in eastern Nicaragua . They exist as an administrative unit alongside the 15 departments in Nicaragua. The two autonomous areas were created by a new constitution in 1987 and the subsequent division of the Zelaya department .

Seal of the RACCN

The capital of the region is Puerto Cabezas . The area is 32,195 km² with a population of around 390,670 inhabitants (2016 calculation) , which corresponds to a population density of around 14 inhabitants / km².

The Región Autónoma de la Costa Caribe Norte is in turn divided into eight municipalities :

1. Bonanza
2. Prinzapolka
3. Puerto Cabezas
4. Rosita
5. Siuna
6. Waslala
7. Waspán
8. Mulukulú

Web links

• Inifom.gob.ni - Municipalities of the region ( Memento of September 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
• Map of the RAAN
• Simbolos regional

Commons : Región Autónoma de la Costa Caribe Norte  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 14 ° 0 ′  N , 84 ° 0 ′  W