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Estelí
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Also known as Villa de San Antonio de Pavia de Estelí, Municipality of Estelí, Estelí Municipality, Estelí municipality

Estelí (), officially Villa de San Antonio de Pavia de Estelí is a city and municipality within the Estelí department. It is the 8th largest city in Nicaragua due to the high urbanization of its municipality, at 84.8%, with an urban population of 111,244 (2022 estimate). It is also the eighth-largest municipality, and an active commercial center in the north, known as "the Diamond of the Segovia" (this name being created by Oscar Corea Molina in his radio show "Trampolin 43”) and the de facto capital of the north.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Estelí
Settlement.other_name
Villa de San Antonio de Pavia de Estelí
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline
Esteli Nicaragua Skyline from Tisey.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Panoramic view of the City of Estelí
Settlement.image_flag
Flag of Esteli.svg
Settlement.image_seal
Seal of Esteli.svg
Settlement.nickname
" Diamante de la Segovia" ("The Diamond of the Segovia ") name created by Oscar Corea Molina in his radio show "Trampolin 43"
Settlement.motto
"Estelí, amante del presente, forjador del futuro" ("Estelí, lover of the present, builder of the future")
Settlement.mapsize
150px
Settlement.pushpin_map
Nicaragua#North America
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
250
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Estelí Department
Settlement.established_title
Foundation
Settlement.established_date
1685
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor

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Wikidata facts

Population
105709
Area
795.7
Elevation
844
Image
MulticentroEsteli.jpg
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Commons category
Estelí
postal code
31000
inception
1891-12-08
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Estelí (), officially Villa de San Antonio de Pavia de Estelí is a city and municipality within the Estelí department. It is the 8th largest city in Nicaragua due to the high urbanization of its municipality, at 84.8%, with an urban population of 111,244 (2022 estimate). It is also the eighth-largest municipality, and an active commercial center in the north, known as "the Diamond of the Segovia" (this name being created by Oscar Corea Molina in his radio show "Trampolin 43”) and the de facto capital of the north.

Estelí is on the Pan-American Highway, 150 km north of Managua. It enjoys a temperate climate most of the year due to its location in the north central highlands at a mean elevation of 844 m (2769 ft) above sea level. The city is also surrounded by forested mountains of pines, oaks, and walnuts, and plateaus up to 1600 m above sea level, some of which are protected as natural reserves.

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