Prinzapolka

Municipality in North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, Nicaragua
13°24′N 83°34′W / 13.400°N 83.567°W / 13.400; -83.567Country NicaraguaDepartmentNorth Caribbean Coast Autonomous RegionArea
 • Municipality7,020 km2 (2,710 sq mi)Population
 (2005)
 • Municipality16,105 • Density2.3/km2 (5.9/sq mi) • Urban
1,689Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Time) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (No DST)ClimateAf

Prinzapolka (Spanish pronunciation: [pɾinsaˈpolka]) is a Miskito municipality in the North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region of Nicaragua.

Prinzapolka (sometimes spelled Prinzapolca) is also an important river and river basin in the Caribbean Coast Region of Nicaragua.

Language

Miskito language is dominant in the region, followed by Mayangna and Spanish.

Culture

Since Prinzapolka is a Miskito municipality, Miskito culture is dominant, but there are also Latinos and Mayangnas.[citation needed]

External links

  • To view more photos of Prinzapolka taken in the late 1950s, go to this site: https://web.archive.org/web/20100117035333/http://picasaweb.google.com/JimDrebert/SiunaNicaragua1955To1961
Town of Prinzapolka town viewed from the Prinazpolka River near its mouth on the Caribbean Sea
View of Puerto Isabel dock 5 km (3 mi) south of Prinzapolka and beach cabins belonging to La Luz Gold Mine in Siuna and Bonanza and Rosita
Photo of Puerto Isabel dock owned by La Luz Gold Mine in Siuna and Bonanza and Rosita
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Capital: Puerto Cabezas
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13°24′00″N 83°34′00″W / 13.4°N 83.566667°W / 13.4; -83.566667

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