Jinotepe () is a
city
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municipality
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in the
Carazo department
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Government and military
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of
Nicaragua
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Granada
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, and
Rivas.
Toponymy
Jinotepe comes from the náhuatl "xilotl" (“tender corn”), "tepetl" (“hill”) y "-k" (“place”). Jinotepe means "the place of the tender corn".
Geography
Climate
Jinotepe, like much of Western Nicaragua except for the Sierras, has a
tropical climate with constant temperatures averaging between . Under
Köppen’s climate classification, the city has a
tropical wet and dry climate. A distinct dry season exists between November and April, while most of the rainfall is received between May and October. Temperatures are highest in March and April, when the sun lies directly overhead and the summer rainfall has yet to begin.
Sports
Home of the baseball team cafeteros de carazo
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Jinotepe is twinned with:
References
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Municipalities of the Carazo Department