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°W | |
| Country | Nicaragua |
| Department | León Department |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 882 km2 (341 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Municipality | 27,898 |
| • Urban | 11,292 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
Larreynaga (Spanish pronunciation: [laˈreinaɣa]) is the second largest municipality in the León department of Nicaragua. The municipality seat is the town of Malpaisillo.[1] The estimated population is 31,000 but it steadily growing at a rate of 2.22% yearly.[2]
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.[2][3]
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.[4] 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.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Larreynaga en vianica.com
- ^ a b Larreynaga, Leon, Nicaragua
- ^ Juárez Salazar, Ramón. "Telica cumple 130 años de ser municipio". El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 2008-01-17.
- ^ "Cerro Negro - Eruptive History". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
- ^ Cerro Negro at vianica.com
External links
- Nicaragua.com Larreynaga
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