Rivas: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nicaragua
• Region: Rivas Department
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 30,000
• Coordinates: 11.4398° N, 85.8275° 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): 86 km (54 mi), straight line
• Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR, Costa Rica): 99 km (62 mi), straight line
• Nosara Airport (NOB, Costa Rica): 164 km (102 mi), straight line

Nearby

• San Jorge: 3.2 km (2.0 mi)
• Buenos Aires: 3.5 km (2.2 mi)
• Potosi: 6.8 km (4.2 mi)
• Santa Teresita: 6.9 km (4.3 mi)
• Sucuya: 8.2 km (5.1 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Masaya, 66 km (41 mi)