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Matagalpa (department)
Matagalpa () is a department in central Nicaragua. It covers an area of 6,804 km2 and has a population of 600,057 (2021 est). The capital is the city of Matagalpa with a population of about 111,000. Matagalpa is the second largest region of the country in population size, and the fifth in area (after the North Atlantic, the South Atlantic, Jinotega and Río San Juan). Matagalpa is the most diversified region producing coffee, cattle, milk products, vegetables, wood, gold, flowers. Its extensive forests, rivers and geography are suited for ecotourism. Municipalities # Ciudad Darío # Esquipulas # Matagalpa # Matiguas # Muy Muy # Rancho Grande # Río Blanco # San Dionisio # San Isidro # San Ramón # Sébaco # Terrabona # Tuma-La Dalia El Tuma-La Dalia is a municipality in the Matagalpa department of Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean t ...
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Matagalpa, Nicaragua
Matagalpa () is a city in Nicaragua which is the capital of the department of Matagalpa. The city has a population of 111,258 (2021 estimate),Citypopulation.de
Population of the major cities in Nicaragua while the population of the department is 600,057. Matagalpa is Nicaragua's seventh largest city, the largest in the country's interior, and one of the most commercially active outside of . Matagalpa is the 4th most important city in Nicaragua and is known as the "Pearl of the North" and "Land of Eternal Spring."


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Matagalpa, Matagalpa
Matagalpa () is a city in Nicaragua which is the capital of the Matagalpa Department, department of Matagalpa. The city has a population of 111,258 (2021 estimate),Citypopulation.de
Population of the major cities in Nicaragua while the population of the department is 600,057. Matagalpa is Nicaragua's seventh largest city, the largest in the country's interior, and one of the most commercially active outside of Managua. Matagalpa is the 4th most important city in Nicaragua and is known as the "Pearl of the North" and "Land of Eternal Spring."


Origin of the name

According to Jeronimo Perez, a historian who visited this area in 1855â ...
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Tuma-La Dalia
El Tuma-La Dalia is a municipality in the Matagalpa department of Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the cou .... References Municipalities of the Matagalpa Department {{Nicaragua-geo-stub ...
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Terrabona
Terrabona is a municipality in the Matagalpa department of Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the cou .... File:Terrabona.jpg, Terrabona Municipalities of the Matagalpa Department {{Nicaragua-geo-stub ...
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Sébaco
Sébaco is a town and a municipality in the Matagalpa department of Nicaragua. Situated at the junction of the Pan-American Highway and the Rio Grande de Matagalpa, Sébaco is the largest city of the agricultural Sébaco Valley, one of the most fertile areas in Nicaragua. From Sébaco, vegetable fields extend beyond the horizon when looking west. Five kilometres north of the city, a highway branches east from the Pan-American towards the city of Matagalpa. King Charles I of Spain named the area "The Very Noble City of Sébaco" by decree. In 2006 the National Assembly of Nicaragua officially named the city Sébaco. Geography Sébaco is located in one of the largest and most fertile valleys of the Nicaraguan interior, approximately 103 kilometers from the capital, Managua. Its territory is crossed by two major rivers: the Old River, which runs north to south through the center of Sébaco Valley, and is a source of hydroelectric power; and the Rio Grande de Matagalpa, which runs ...
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San Ramón, Matagalpa
San Ramón is a municipality in the Matagalpa department of Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the cou .... San Ramon lies 12 kilometers northeast of the departmental capital of Matagalpa (city and department are both named Matagalpa). The 12-kilometer drive takes about 15 minutes by taxi, 20 minutes by bus. The road is entirely paved. History San Ramon was established in 1800, having previously been called by the indigenous name "Abai". San Ramon was historically settled by a mixture of Sumo and Miskito peoples from Nicaragua's Atlantic coast, as well as by Chontales Indians, who are a branch stemming from the ancient Mayans.From the book ''San Ramon Indigena y Fertil'' by Edgard Rivas Choza and distributed by the government through Nicaraguan secondary school clas ...
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San Isidro, Matagalpa
San Isidro () is a municipality in the Matagalpa department of Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the countr .... Municipalities of the Matagalpa Department {{Nicaragua-geo-stub ...
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San Dionisio, Matagalpa
San Dionisio is a small municipality in the Matagalpa department of Nicaragua. Originally named Espino Blanco, the town was renamed San Dionisio in honor of Dionisio de Herrera, former President of Nicaragua. This small town is away from Managua, the capital of Nicaragua, and away from Matagalpa city, the capital of the Matagalpa Department. Population People from this town are informally known as ''"nichanos''". San Dionisio is dominated by mestizos, but there are significant native populations in two sections of the municipality, wibuse and Portillo del Jicaro. Comarcas The municipality is divided into the comarcas (villages): El Corozo, El Carrizal, Las Cuchillas, El Ocote, Monte Verde, Piedra Larga, Los Limones, Wibuse, El Tempisque, and El Portillo del Jicaro. Economy and services Production is mainly devoted to coffee beans, beans, corn, livestock, and vegetables. Education is available through the secondary level. There is currently a medical center, and a hospital t ...
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Río Blanco, Matagalpa
Río Blanco is a town and a municipality in the Matagalpa Department of Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the cou .... References Municipalities of the Matagalpa Department {{Nicaragua-geo-stub ...
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Rancho Grande
Rancho Grande is a municipality in the Matagalpa department of Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the cou .... As of 2005, its population was 26,223. Municipalities of the Matagalpa Department {{Nicaragua-geo-stub ...
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Muy Muy
Muy Muy is a municipality in the Matagalpa department of Nicaragua. The municipality of Muy Muy was named by the Matagalpa people, who were the indigenous group native to the area. In their native language "''muimui''" translates to "the best" (sp. ''los mejores''). Translated to Spanish it's "''very very''", and in nawat Nawat (academically Pipil, also known as Nicarao) is a Nahuan language native to Central America. It is the southernmost extant member of the Uto-Aztecan family. It was spoken in several parts of present-day Central America before the Spanish c ... it translates to "''otter''", which were once found in abundance in the region. References Municipalities of the Matagalpa Department {{Nicaragua-geo-stub ...
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