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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.
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]
Nicaragua's informal sector workers include tinsmiths, mattress makers, seamstresses, bakers, shoemakers, and carpenters; people who take in laundry and ironing or prepare food for sale in the streets; and thousands of peddlers, owners of small businesses (often operating out of their own homes), and market stall operators.
Highlights include the capital city, Managua, the beaches of San Juan del Sur, the colonial architecture in Granada, the cathedrals of Léon, and volcano-surfing in Cerro Negro. 17. Iceland
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.
After being defeated in Managua he could not organize a resistance in Granada, so he left the city to a disorganized mob that committed lootings and robberies, especially in the houses of foreigners. [5] American-born General William Walker reviewing his troops on the Grand Plaza, Granada, capital of Nicaragua. Illustration for Frank Leslie's ...
Mateare is a town and a municipality in the Managua department of Nicaragua. ... on Saturday April 26 that measured 6.0 caused severe damages to nearby houses ...
Nicaragua's economy continues to post growth, with preliminary indicators showing the Nicaraguan economy growing an additional 5% in 2011. [13] Consumer Price inflation have also curtailed since 2008, when Nicaragua's inflation rate hovered at 19.82%. [14] In 2009 and 2010, the country posted lower inflation rates, 3.68% and 5.45%, respectively ...