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Masaya

Central America

Masaya is the capital of Masaya Department in Nicaragua, about 14 kilometres west of Granada and 31 kilometres southeast of the capital Managua, and is Nicaragua's fourth most populous city with a population of 191,574 at a 2022 estimate. Known as the City of Flowers and the Cradle of Nicaraguan Folklore for its traditional crafts, it lies just east of the active Masaya Volcano, from which it takes its name.

Facts
Population
139,582 1
Area (sq km)
146.6 1
Founding Year
1839 1
Population Estimate Year
2005 1
Elevation (m)
234 1
Latitude
11.973617 degrees north 1
Longitude
86.096058 degrees west 1
Sources
1. Masaya (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +1839-09-02T00:00:00Z
  • P1082 (population)
    population 139,582 (2005)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 11.973617, longitude -86.096058
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 234 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 146.6 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 139582 (2005)
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Wikidata: Masaya
Wikidata Q1001914, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Masaya (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Central America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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