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Also known as Municipality of Somotillo, Somotillo Municipality

Somotillo is a town and a municipality in the Chinandega department of Nicaragua.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Somotillo
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.pushpin_map
Nicaragua
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Nicaragua
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Chinandega
Settlement.unit_pref
Imperial
Settlement.area_total_km2
725
Settlement.population_as_of
2022 estimate
Settlement.population_total
35044
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.population_urban
20211

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Country
Nicaragua
Population
29030
Area
724.7
Elevation
50
Time zone
UTC−06:00
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twinned administrative body
Bennington
postal code
26800
Commons category
Somotillo
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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Hurricane Mitch
  • International relations
  • Twin towns – Sister cities
  • References

Somotillo is a town and a municipality in the Chinandega department of Nicaragua.

==Geography== According to the Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales (INETER), the municipality of Somotillo measures 724.71 km2 and lies approximately 41 meters above sea level. Physiographically, most of the municipality lies north and east of the Nicaraguan Depression or Graben in the western foothills of the central cordillera of the country. The area drains into the Pacific, largely through the Estero Real. The town of Somotillo is located on the northern bank of the Rio Gallo, also known as the Rio Grande. A seasonal stream known as the Tecomapa runs north of the town.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Somotillo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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