Rivas () is a

city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

and

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in southwestern

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on the

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of the same name. The city proper is the capital of the Department of Rivas and administrative centre for the surrounding municipality of the same name.

Climate

Rivas has a

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(

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''Aw'') with a short dry season from January to April and a lengthy wet season from May to October. Temperatures remain steady throughout the year with the dry season being slightly cooler and range from in January to in May. The average annual precipitation is .

Notable people

* Erasmo Ramírez,

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pitcher. *

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, first female president of Nicaragua, was born in Rivas.

Climate

Notable people

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