Chichigalpa
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Chichigalpa is a town and municipality
in the Chinandega Department of Nicaragua
.
instituted by the Aztecs on weaker tribes. Of Toltec
origin, the native people of Chichigalpa were the Niquiranos and Chorotegas.
by a paved road (15 km). The municipality connects to the Nicaraguan capital, Managua, through the Pan-American Highway
. Chichigalpa forms part of the Western department
of Chinandega
. It is bordered to the north by the Cordillera Los Maribios
(a mountain range), to the south by León, to the east by Posoltega, and to the west by the municipalities of El Realejo
and Chinandega.
: Aw). The dry season last from November to April while the wet season extends from May to October. The average annual precipitation is of 1.34 mm (0.05 in). Temperatures are usually the highest in the month of April. The average temperature is 20°C (68°F). Relative humidity is 68% and strong winds blow in a northeast to south direction predominantly.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the Chinandega Department of Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...
.
Pre-Columbian
It is presumed that Chichigalpa's first inhabitants arrived from the north. While their civilizations were not as advanced as those of the Aztecs and the Incans, they arrived at Chichigalpa due to a forced migrationForced migration
Forced migration refers to the coerced movement of a person or persons away from their home or home region...
instituted by the Aztecs on weaker tribes. Of Toltec
Toltec
The Toltec culture is an archaeological Mesoamerican culture that dominated a state centered in Tula, Hidalgo in the early post-classic period of Mesoamerican chronology...
origin, the native people of Chichigalpa were the Niquiranos and Chorotegas.
Area
The municipality covers an area of 225 km2, but only about 3.5 km2 make up the center of the municipality and its nearby surroundings. Chichigalpa is connected to the city of ChinandegaChinandega
Chinandega is a town and the departmental seat of Chinandega department in Nicaragua. It is also the administrative centre of the surrounding municipality of the same name. The city has a population of 121,793 inhabitants with 151,000 in the municipality...
by a paved road (15 km). The municipality connects to the Nicaraguan capital, Managua, through the Pan-American Highway
Pan-American Highway
The Pan-American Highway is a network of roads measuring about in total length. Except for an rainforest break, called the Darién Gap, the road links the mainland nations of the Americas in a connected highway system. According to Guinness World Records, the Pan-American Highway is the world's...
. Chichigalpa forms part of the Western department
Departments of Nicaragua
Nicaragua is a unitary republic, and for administrative purposes, it is divided into 15 departments and two self-governing regions based on the Spanish model:-Zelaya Department:...
of Chinandega
Chinandega
Chinandega is a town and the departmental seat of Chinandega department in Nicaragua. It is also the administrative centre of the surrounding municipality of the same name. The city has a population of 121,793 inhabitants with 151,000 in the municipality...
. It is bordered to the north by the Cordillera Los Maribios
Cordillera Los Maribios
Cordillera de Maribios is a mountain range in León and Chinandega departments, western Nicaragua, at and about 64.4 km long. It is a volcanic range comprised most notably by San Cristóbal 1745 m, Pilas 983 m, Telica 1060 m, Cerro Negro 450 m, and Momotombo 1258 m....
(a mountain range), to the south by León, to the east by Posoltega, and to the west by the municipalities of El Realejo
El Realejo
El Realejo is a municipality in the Chinandega department of Nicaragua. The town of El Realejo was constructed in 1532, during the first years of Spanish colonization. During this period it served as Nicaragua's principal port, and remained so until the beginning of the 17th century, when pirate...
and Chinandega.
Climate
Chichigalpa is situated in tropical wet and dry climate (Köppen climate classificationKöppen climate classification
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: Aw). The dry season last from November to April while the wet season extends from May to October. The average annual precipitation is of 1.34 mm (0.05 in). Temperatures are usually the highest in the month of April. The average temperature is 20°C (68°F). Relative humidity is 68% and strong winds blow in a northeast to south direction predominantly.
Neighborhoods (Barrios)
The municipality is further divided into many neighborhoods (barrios):- Candelaria
- Camino de Jesús
- Carlos Fonseca I, II
- Concepción
- El Pueblito
- Erick Ramirez
- Juan Jose Briceño
- La Parroquia
- La Cruz
- Los Lirios
- Mercedes
- Marvin Salazar I, II, III
- Modesto Ramón Palma
- Nueva Candelaria
- Nuevo Amanecer
- Quetzalia
- Ronald Altamirano II
- Reparto. 13 de Julio
- Santiago
- San Antonio
- Wells