Santa Maria: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nicaragua
• Region: Nueva Segovia Department
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 720
• Coordinates: 13.7467° N, 86.7093° W
• Time zone: America/Managua (UTC-06:00)
• Currency: Cordoba (NIO)
• Distance to the capital, Managua: 186 km (116 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Toncontín Airport (TGU, Honduras): 65 km (40 mi), straight line
• Palmerola International Airport (XPL, Honduras): 121 km (75 mi), straight line
• Augusto C. Sandino (Managua) International Airport (MGA): 188 km (117 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Zapotal: 7.7 km (4.8 mi)
• Brujil: 12 km (7 mi)
• Macuelizo: 15 km (9 mi)
• El Paraiso, Honduras: 22 km (14 mi)
• Dipilto: 22 km (14 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Danli, 35 km (22 mi)