Paiwas
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Paiwas is a municipality in the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region of Nicaragua. The administrative center is the town of Bocana de Paiwas.
Key facts
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
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- Nicaragua
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Nicaragua
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- Country
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- Region
- Settlement.government_type
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 2088.60
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- 2023 Estimate
- Settlement.population_total
- 36628
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- Auto
- Settlement.population_density_sq_mi
- Auto
- Settlement.population_density_metro_km2
- Auto
- Settlement.population_density_metro_sq_mi
- Auto
- Settlement.population_urban
- 8837
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 31762
- Area
- 2089
- Elevation
- 146
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- postal code
- 83200
- Commons category
- Paiwas
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- Geography
- History
- Demographics
- Nature and Climate
- Localities
- Economy
- Political Dispute with Ubú Norte
- See also
- References
Paiwas is a municipality in the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region of Nicaragua. The administrative center is the town of Bocana de Paiwas.
== Toponymy == The name Paiwas in the Chontal language means "Two Rivers," from the words pais (two) and was (river). However, recent studies have argued that this meaning does not correspond to reality, suggesting a more accurate meaning in the Sumo language (a subdivision of Ulua): Pai (sweet potatoes) and was (river), translating to "River of Sweet Potatoes." This interpretation is considered more plausible due to the geographic location of the area.
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