Murra
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Murra is a municipality
in the Nueva Segovia Department of Nicaragua
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Murra is a small municipal head in the department of Nueva Segovia. The tiny pueblo
has a population of approximately 1,000 inhabitants and is made up of four barrio
s (neighborhoods) squeezed into a narrow valley high in the mountains. The people in Murra make their living primarily farming corn and beans and raising coffee. Although its population is small, Murra is the center for many rural communities (about 17,000 people in total live throughout the entire municipal region) so many people also make a living as
shop owners and vendors. Situated in a high mountainous region, Murras climate is significantly cooler than much of Nicaragua. Murra has electricity and a running water system. There are several (shops) in Murra, three (restaurants) and two (very small hotels). The community has one Catholic and two Protestant churches.
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 Nueva Segovia 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...
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Murra is a small municipal head in the department of Nueva Segovia. The tiny pueblo
Pueblo
Pueblo is a term used to describe modern communities of Native Americans in the Southwestern United States of America. The first Spanish explorers of the Southwest used this term to describe the communities housed in apartment-like structures built of stone, adobe mud, and other local material...
has a population of approximately 1,000 inhabitants and is made up of four barrio
Barrio
Barrio is a Spanish word meaning district or neighborhood.-Usage:In its formal usage in English, barrios are generally considered cohesive places, sharing, for example, a church and traditions such as feast days...
s (neighborhoods) squeezed into a narrow valley high in the mountains. The people in Murra make their living primarily farming corn and beans and raising coffee. Although its population is small, Murra is the center for many rural communities (about 17,000 people in total live throughout the entire municipal region) so many people also make a living as
shop owners and vendors. Situated in a high mountainous region, Murras climate is significantly cooler than much of Nicaragua. Murra has electricity and a running water system. There are several (shops) in Murra, three (restaurants) and two (very small hotels). The community has one Catholic and two Protestant churches.
External links
- Photos of Murra — @ Adventures of a GoodMan