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Managua

Central America

Managua is the capital and largest city of Nicaragua, and one of the largest cities in Central America. Founded in 1819, it became the national capital in 1852, and had a population of 1,061,054 in the 2023 estimate. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
1,061,054 1
2023 figure, from Managua's own Wikipedia infobox.
Area (sq km)
267 1
Founding Year
1819 1
1819 is Managua's founding date per its own Wikipedia infobox; it was elevated to national capital in 1852.
Population Estimate Year
2023 1
Elevation (m)
83 1
Infobox gives 82.97 m; stored rounded to the nearest whole meter (elevation-m is an Int key).
Latitude
12.13639 degrees north 1
Longitude
86.25139 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC-06:00 2
Connections

Associated With

Lake Managua, Bodies of Water
Managua Department, States or Territories

managua is associated with managua-department.

Source Managua Department (Wikipedia)
Nicaragua, Countries

Managua is the capital of Nicaragua.

Source Managua (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Managua Department, States or Territories

managua is the capital of managua-department.

Source Managua Department (Wikipedia)
Nicaragua, Countries

Managua is the capital of Nicaragua.

Source Managua (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Managua (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: population_total
    1061054
  • Infobox, area
    • Capital city 267 km2 (103 sq mi)
  • Infobox, elevation
    82.97 m (272.2 ft)
  • Infobox, coordinates
    12°8′11″N 86°15′5″W
  • Infobox, founded
    Founded 1819; Elevated to capital 1852
  • Lead section
    Managua (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈnaɣwa]) is the capital and largest city of Nicaragua, and one of the largest cities in Central America.
  • In Group: Cities of Central America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. GeoNames: Managua - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 3617763
    12.13282 -86.2504 P PPLC NI 10 973087 108 America/Managua
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 108 m
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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 12.25, -86.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 12.25, -86.25
12.25 -86.25 Aw
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Managua Department (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
Quote, Lead section
The seat of the department is the city of Managua, the capital of Nicaragua.
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Wikidata: Managua
Wikidata Q3274, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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