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Managua (Spanish pronunciation:) 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]
1938 – Cathedral of Managua built. 1948 – National Stadium built. 1950 – Population: 109,352. [8] 1951 – Alianza Francesa de Managua founded. 1952 – Banco de América Central founded. 1960 – Jesuit Central American University founded. 1961 – Teatro Experimental de Managua active. [9] 1968 Earthquake. Las Mercedes Airport expanded.
Lockheed L-188 Electra of TAN Airlines (Transportes Aéreos Nacionales S.A.) operating at Las Mercedes Airport, Managua, Nicaragua in 1970s American Airlines Boeing 737-800 taxiing for departure from Managua en route to Miami International Airport is one of the well-traveled routes from the airport.
The history of Nicaragua remained relatively static for three hundred years following the conquest. There were minor civil wars and rebellions, but they were quickly suppressed. The region was subject to frequent raids by Dutch , French and British pirates, with the city of Granada being invaded twice, in 1658 and 1660.
Nicaragua is a unitary republic, ... Map Department or autonomous region Capital ... Managua: Managua: 1,585,801 3,465.10 457.65 NI-MS:
Bluefields is Nicaragua’s 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.
Nicaragua, [d] officially the Republic of Nicaragua, [e] is the geographically largest country in Central America, comprising 130,370 km 2 (50,340 sq mi). With a population of 7,142,529 as of 2024, [ 16 ] it is the third-most populous country in Central America after Guatemala and Honduras .
Land use map of Nicaragua, 1979 Topography of Nicaragua Nicaragua map of Köppen climate classification zones. Nicaragua (officially the Republic of Nicaragua Spanish: República de Nicaragua [reˈpuβlika ðe nikaˈɾaɣwa] ⓘ) is a country in Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras.