Larreynaga
Larreynaga | |
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Municipality | |
 Sandboarding at the Cerro Negro volcano. | |
  Larreynaga Location in Nicaragua | |
| Coordinates: 12°40′28″N 86°34′15″W / 12.67444°N 86.57083°WCoordinates: 12°40′28″N 86°34′15″W / 12.67444°N 86.57083°W | |
| Country | Nicaragua |
| Department | León Department |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 780 km2 (300 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 estimate)[1] | |
| • Municipality | 32,936 |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 14,550 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
Larreynaga (Spanish pronunciation: [laˈrejnaɣa]) is the second largest municipality in the León department of Nicaragua. The municipality seat is the town of Malpaisillo.[2] The estimated population of the municipality is 32,936 but it is steadily growing at a rate of 2.22% yearly.[3]
History[]
The municipality of Larreynaga was founded by Colonel Manuel Ignacio Pereira Quintana on August 11, 1944. The town of Malpaisillo was officially declared a city in September 1968. It got its name "Larreynaga" from Miguel Larreynaga, a Nicaraguan philosopher, humanist, lawyer and poet.[3][4]
The municipality of Larreynaga is home to the Cerro Negro volcano, just 10 km from the city of Malpaisillo. Cerro Negro has erupted frequently since its first eruption.[5] The last volcanic activity at Cerro Negro occurred on August 5, 1999 and lasted for a total of two days.
In recent years, the Cerro Negro volcano has been a popular destination for sandboarding.[6]
See also[]
- Wildlife of Nicaragua
- León
References[]
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Nicaragua
- ^ Larreynaga en vianica.com
- ^ Jump up to: a b Larreynaga, Leon, Nicaragua
- ^ Juárez Salazar, Ramón. "Telica cumple 130 años de ser municipio". El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2008-01-17.
- ^ "Cerro Negro". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
- ^ Cerro Negro at vianica.com
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