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At a glance

• Country: Nicaragua
• Region: Matagalpa Department
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Coordinates: 12.6645° N, 85.7873° W
• Time zone: America/Managua (UTC-06:00)
• Currency: Cordoba (NIO)
• Distance to the capital, Managua: 78 km (48 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Augusto C. Sandino (Managua) International Airport (MGA): 71 km (44 mi), straight line
• Toncontín Airport (TGU, Honduras): 219 km (136 mi), straight line
• Bluefields Airport (BEF): 231 km (144 mi), straight line

Nearby

• San Jose de los Remates: 7.9 km (4.9 mi)
• Talnites: 12 km (8 mi)
• Tomalapa: 13 km (8 mi)
• San Dionisio: 13 km (8 mi)
• Santa Lucia: 17 km (10 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Matagalpa, 33 km (20 mi)