El Tortuguero

El Tortuguero
Municipality
El Tortuguero
Location in Nicaragua
Coordinates: 12°49′N 84°12′W / 12.817°N 84.200°W / 12.817; -84.200
Country Nicaragua
DepartmentSouth Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region
Area
  Municipality
1,313.93 sq mi (3,403.07 km2)
Population
 (2023 estimate)
  Municipality
61,007
  Density46/sq mi (18/km2)
  Urban
11,601
ClimateAm

El Tortuguero (Spanish pronunciation: [el toɾˈtuɣeɾo]) is a municipality in the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region of Nicaragua. It is located at about 530 km from Managua and can only be reached by an hour-long truck ride from El Rama.