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. Originally named Espino Blanco, the town was renamed San Dionisio in honor of

Dionisio de Herrera José Dionisio de la Trinidad de Herrera y Díaz del Valle (9 October 1781 in Choluteca, Honduras – 13 June 1850 in San Vicente, El Salvador) was a Liberal Honduran politician, head of state of Honduras from 1824 to 1827 and head of ...

, former

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. This small town is away from

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s, 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 too. The Rio Calico runs through the town from north-west to south-east. The Matagalpa River is in the south-east. Buses runs all day from Matagalpa and Esquipulas.

Sports

Baseball is the major sport. There are many baseball players from this town playing for the Nicaragua team or major Nicaraguan baseball league. These include Benigno Arauz, Jose Angel Arauz, Narciso Zeledon, Sergio Arauz, Evenor Zeledon, and Benedicto Arauz.

Religion

The town is predominantly

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, but

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churches are springing up everywhere. There is a Catholic festivity on October 9 to honor

Pope Dionysius Pope Dionysius was the bishop of Rome from 22 July 259 to his death on 26 December 268. His task was to reorganize the Roman church, after the persecutions of Emperor Valerian I and the edict of toleration by his successor Gallienus. He also h ...

(San Dionisio). Like many small towns in Nicaragua, the residents do not receive much support from central government, only getting attention during

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s. For this reason, change is slow. Municipalities of the Matagalpa Department {{Nicaragua-geo-stub