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Managua Department. Managua ( Spanish pronunciation: [maˈna.ɣwa]) is a department in Nicaragua. It covers an area of 3,465 km 2 and has a population of 1,559,774 (2021 estimate), making it the country's most populated department. The capital is the city of Managua, which is also the capital of Nicaragua. The department has two coastlines, on ...
Managua ( Spanish pronunciation: [maˈnaɣwa]) is the capital and largest city of Nicaragua, and one of the largest cities in Central America. Located on the shores of Lake Managua, the city had an estimated population of 1,055,247 as of 2020, [4] and a population of 1,401,687 [4] in its metropolitan area. [7]
The National Palace of Culture ( Spanish: Palacio de la Cultura) is one of the oldest buildings in Managua, the capital city of Nicaragua. It is home to the country's national museum and art gallery, hosting works of artists Arnold Belkin, Armando Morales and Leoncio Saénz [ es]. [1] The Nicaraguan Institute of Culture is housed within the ...
San Juan del Sur is a municipality and coastal town on the Pacific Ocean, in the Rivas department in southwest Nicaragua. It is located 140 kilometres (87 mi) south of Managua. San Juan del Sur is popular among surfers and is a vacation spot for many Nicaraguan families and foreign tourists. Its population is approximately 15,553, consisting ...
Bluefields is the chief Caribbean port, from which hardwood, seafood, shrimp and lobster are exported. Bluefields was a rendezvous for European buccaneers in the 16th and 17th century and became capital of the English protectorate of the Kingdom of Mosquitia in 1678. During United States interventions (1912–15, 1926–33) in Nicaragua, US ...
The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of Mary ( Spanish: Catedral Metropolitana de la Inmaculada Concepción de María ), referred to as the New Cathedral ( La Nueva Catedral ), is located in Managua, Nicaragua. It was dedicated to the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary .
Juan Rovira. Formation. 1818. The mayor of Managua is chief executive of the capital city of Nicaragua, with almost two million residents as of 2018. [1] The mayor is chosen in the quadriennal Nicaraguan general elections. [1] The incumbent is Reyna Rueda of the FSLN . The city's other officials include the deputy mayor and the city council.
Lake Managua ( Spanish: Lago de Managua, [maˈnaɣwa] ), also known as Lake Xolotlán ( Lago Xolotlán ), is a freshwater lake in Nicaragua. At 1,042 km², it is approximately 65 kilometres (40 mi) long and 25 kilometres (16 mi) wide. Similarly to the name of Lake Nicaragua, its other name comes from the Nahuatl language, possibly from the ...