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Rama is a municipality and a city in the
South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region The South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region is one of two autonomous regions in Nicaragua. It covers an area of and has a population of 420,935 (2021 estimate). The capital is Bluefields. Bordering the Caribbean Sea, it contains part of the reg ...
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Inifom Ficha Municipal El Rama It is located along the Escondido River (Nicaragua), Bluefields River which branches off into three other rivers: the Sumi, Rama, and Bluefields. It is home to an important
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port. The municipality has a population of 58,896 (2021 estimate).


History

Rama is an old settlement, whose name is reminiscent of their first settlers, the Caribbean indigenous
Rama Rama (; ), Ram, Raman or Ramar, also known as Ramachandra (; , ), is a major deity in Hinduism. He is the seventh and one of the most popular '' avatars'' of Vishnu. In Rama-centric traditions of Hinduism, he is considered the Supreme Bein ...
, once populate the territories of the present municipalities of Bluefields and Rama. Unlike the
Miskito Miskito may refer to: * Miskito people, ethnic group in Honduras and Nicaragua ** Miskito Sambu, branch of Miskito people with African admixture ** Tawira Miskito, branch of Miskito people of largely indigenous origin * Miskito language, original la ...
, this ethnic group did not subordinated to the British and other European nations from 1633. Ethnicity also fought pirates and Spanish
conquistador Conquistadors (, ) or conquistadores (, ; meaning 'conquerors') were the explorer-soldiers of the Spanish and Portuguese Empires of the 15th and 16th centuries. During the Age of Discovery, conquistadors sailed beyond Europe to the Americas, O ...
s who sought to enslave during the conquest. The municipality increased its importance in the late nineteenth century, with the beginning of the extraction of timber, rubber and banana enclave by US companies. This economic activation caused a strong flow from other parts of the country as well as citizens of Chinese origin, who were primarily devoted to trade. The construction of the Managua-Rama highway facilitated successive waves of migration of peasants


Settlements

There are a total of 98 communities: among which we can to mention: *La Esperanza: northwest of Rama, on the highway to Managua, the second in population and importance, with an urban population of 3500 inhabitants . *Wapi: Located northwest of Rama, with an urban population of 2,500 inhabitants, according to a municipal census unfinished houses more than 124. *Other minor places, but with a tendency to develop as villages, are: El Recreo, El Colorado, El Pavon, Aguas Calientes, Maria Cristina Gaitan, Magnolia, Las Iguanas, El Pedregal, La Union, El Arene, El Castillo and St Geronimo.


Twin cities

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See also

* Rama people

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References

Municipalities of the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region {{Nicaragua-geo-stub