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
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude11.973617 degrees north 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone 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)
View the Source2. GeoNames: Masaya - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3617723
11.97316 -86.09587 P PPLA NI 11 130113 242 America/Managua
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 242 m
View the Source 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, -86.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 11.75, -86.25
11.75 -86.25 Aw
Wikidata: Masaya
Wikidata Q1001914, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Masaya (Wikipedia)
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