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Municipality in Nicaragua
Larreynaga
Municipality
Sandboarding at the Cerro Negro volcano.Sandboarding at the Cerro Negro volcano.
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Coordinates: 12°40′28″N 86°34′15″W / 12.67444°N 86.57083°W / 12.67444; -86.57083
CountryNicaragua
DepartmentLeón Department
Area
 • Municipality780 km (300 sq mi)
Population
 • Municipality33,117
 • Density42/km (110/sq mi)
 • Urban14,807
Time zoneUTC−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. The estimated population of the municipality is 33,117 but it is steadily growing at a rate of 2.22% yearly.

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.

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. 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.

See also

References

  1. Citypopulation.de Population of Larreynaga municipality
  2. Larreynaga en vianica.com
  3. ^ Larreynaga, Leon, Nicaragua
  4. 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.
  5. "Cerro Negro". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  6. Cerro Negro at vianica.com

External links

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