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Nicaraguans (Spanish: Nicaragüenses; also called Nicas) are people inhabiting in, originating or having significant heritage from Nicaragua.Most Nicaraguans live in Nicaragua, although there is also a significant Nicaraguan diaspora, particularly in Costa Rica and the United States with smaller communities in other countries around the world.
Juan Bautista Sacasa (1874–1946), President of Nicaragua from 1933 to 1936. Claudia Bermúdez (born 1954), Nicaragua-American politician and entrepreneur; first Nicaraguan American to be the nominee of a major party for a seat in the United States Congress. Enrique Bolaños (1928–2021), President of Nicaragua from 2002 to 2007.
According to the 2005 census 443,847 (8.6%) residents consider themselves to belong to an indigenous people or to an ethnic community. [21] The remaining majority of the Nicaraguan population (91.6%) are deemed mestizo and white, with the majority of these being of Spanish, with some German, Italian, Portuguese and French ancestry.
Nicaragua is known as "the breadbasket of Central America" due to having the most fertile soil and arable land in all of Central America. [17] [18] Nicaragua's multiethnic population includes people of mestizo, indigenous, European, and African
Nicaragua also possesses a series of islands and cays located in the Caribbean Sea. The etymology of Nicaragua is Nicānāhuac, which was the name the Nicaraos, a Nawat-speaking people, referred to their land located in present-day western Nicaragua and northwestern Costa Rica.
Celebrating the annual "Alegría por la vida" Carnaval in Maua. Culture of Nicaragua is a fusion of Mesoamerican, Chibcha, and Spanish influence.The western part was colonized by the Spanish and its culture is similar to western El Salvador in that western Nicaragua was dominated by the Nahua people, specifically the Nicarao, a branch of the Pipil people.
also: Countries: Nicaragua: People: Subcategories. This category has the following 20 subcategories, out of 20 total. ... Pages in category "Nicaraguan people"
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