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Granada, Nicaragua

Central America

Granada is a city on the northwestern shore of Lake Nicaragua, founded by Spanish conquistador Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba in 1524, making it one of the oldest European-founded cities in the Americas still standing on its original site. Its colonial architecture, waterfront setting and access to the Isletas archipelago on the lake have made it a leading tourism destination in Nicaragua. Granada's historic wealth came from its position as an inland port linked via the lake and San Juan River to the Caribbean, which also made it a target of raids by English and French privateers, and later the site of William Walker's filibuster campaign in the 1850s.

Facts
Population
105,171 1
Area (sq km)
592.1 1
Founding Year
1524 1
Population Estimate Year
2005 1
Elevation (m)
73 1
Latitude
11.93035 degrees north 1
Longitude
85.953592 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC-06:00 4
Sources
1. Granada, Nicaragua (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +1524-04-21T00:00:00Z
  • P1082 (population)
    population 105,171 (2005)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 11.93035, longitude -85.953592
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 73 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 592.1 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 105171 (2005)
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 11.9304,-85.9536
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 59.0
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 11.75, -85.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 11.75, -85.75
11.75 -85.75 Aw
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4. GeoNames: Granada - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3619136, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.03 km)
Quote, cities500 record 3619136, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.03 km)
11.93062 -85.95368 P PPLA NI 06 89409 62 America/Managua
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Granada, Nicaragua (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Central America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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