Jinotepe, Carazo
Jinotepe | |
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Municipality | |
  Jinotepe Location in Nicaragua | |
| Coordinates: 11°51′N 86°12′W / 11.850°N 86.200°W | |
| Country |  Nicaragua |
| Department | Carazo Department |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 281 km2 (108 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 estimate)[1] | |
| • Municipality | 54,435 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 39,836 |
Jinotepe (Spanish pronunciation: [xinoˈtepe]) is a city and municipality in the Carazo department of Nicaragua.
It borders with Managua, Masaya, Granada, and Rivas.
Geography[]
Climate[]
Jinotepe, like much of Western Nicaragua except for the Sierras, has a tropical climate with constant temperatures averaging between 28 and 32 °C (82 and 90 °F). 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.
| hideClimate data for Jinotepe, Nicaragua | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 31.0 (87.8) |
32.1 (89.8) |
33.6 (92.5) |
34.3 (93.7) |
34.0 (93.2) |
31.4 (88.5) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.4 (88.5) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.8 (89.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 20.4 (68.7) |
20.6 (69.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
22.6 (72.7) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
21.8 (71.2) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 9 (0.4) |
5 (0.2) |
3 (0.1) |
8 (0.3) |
130 (5.1) |
224 (8.8) |
144 (5.7) |
136 (5.4) |
215 (8.5) |
280 (11.0) |
42 (1.7) |
8 (0.3) |
1,204 (47.5) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 90 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 69 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 70 | 80 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 78 | 73 | 74 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 263.5 | 254.2 | 291.4 | 276.0 | 229.4 | 186.0 | 151.9 | 195.3 | 210.0 | 223.2 | 231.0 | 248.0 | 2,759.9 |
| Source: Wetter Spiegel online[2] | |||||||||||||
Sports[]
Home of the baseball team cafeteros de carazo
International relations[]
Twin towns – Sister cities[]
Jinotepe is twinned with:
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References[]
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Nicaragua
- ^ "Wetter im Detail: Klimadaten". Retrieved May 8, 2013.
Coordinates: 11°51′N 86°12′W / 11.850°N 86.200°W
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- Municipalities of the Carazo Department