Nandaime is a town and a

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in the

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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 ...

. Nandaime is a small town in the southwestern part of the country. It is located on the Panamerican highway which crosses the Pacific area of Nicaragua, at a distance of 67 km from

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, capital of the Republic, and 20 kilometers from

, the departmental capital. The patron saints are

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and San Joaquin. It was elevated to city on October 29, 1890. The name Nandaime is derived from the Chorotega word "nanda" (meaning "

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", or stream) and the suffix "-ime" (indicating abundance). Nandaime means "place of abundant streams".

References

{{Coord, 11.75, N, 86.05, W, source:dewiki_region:NI_type:city, display=title Municipalities of the Granada Department