El Sauce: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nicaragua
• Region: León Department
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 11,898
• Coordinates: 12.8869° N, 86.5390° W
• Time zone: America/Managua (UTC-06:00)
• Currency: Cordoba (NIO)
• Distance to the capital, Managua: 90 km (56 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Augusto C. Sandino (Managua) International Airport (MGA): 92 km (57 mi), straight line
• Toncontín Airport (TGU, Honduras): 150 km (93 mi), straight line
• Palmerola International Airport (XPL, Honduras): 203 km (126 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Talolinga: 14 km (9 mi)
• Guasimo Macho: 19 km (12 mi)
• Achuapa: 19 km (12 mi)
• Santa Rosa del Penon: 21 km (13 mi)
• San Nicolas: 21 km (13 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Leon, 62 km (39 mi)