Cardenas: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nicaragua
• Region: Rivas Department
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 1,204
• Coordinates: 11.1964° N, 85.5089° W
• Time zone: America/Managua (UTC-06:00)
• Currency: Cordoba (NIO)
• Distance to the capital, Managua: 132 km (82 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR, Costa Rica): 67 km (42 mi), straight line
• Augusto C. Sandino (Managua) International Airport (MGA): 127 km (79 mi), straight line
• La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON, Costa Rica): 130 km (81 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Zapotillo: 14 km (9 mi)
• Sapoa: 14 km (9 mi)
• Sotacaballo: 16 km (10 mi)
• El Tablon: 17 km (10 mi)
• Tichana: 23 km (14 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Masaya, 107 km (67 mi)