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Larreynaga

Larreynaga

Municipality in Nicaragua

Larreynaga (Spanish pronunciation: [laˈrejnaɣa]) is the second largest municipality in the León Department of Nicaragua. The municipality seat is the town of Malpaisillo.[2] The estimated population of the municipality is 33,117 but it is steadily growing at a rate of 2.22% yearly.[3]

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History

The municipality of Larreynaga was founded by Colonel Manuel Ignacio Pereira Quintana on August 11, 1944. The town of Malpaisillo was officially declared a city in September 1968. It got its name "Larreynaga" from Miguel Larreynaga, a Nicaraguan philosopher, humanist, lawyer and poet.[3][4]

The municipality of Larreynaga is home to the Cerro Negro volcano, just 10 km from the city of Malpaisillo. Cerro Negro has erupted frequently since its first eruption.[5] The last volcanic activity at Cerro Negro occurred on August 5, 1999, and lasted for a total of two days.

In recent years, the Cerro Negro volcano has been a popular destination for sandboarding.[6]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Citypopulation.de Population of Larreynaga municipality
  2. [2]
    Larreynaga en vianica.com
  3. [3]
    Larreynaga, Leon, Nicaragua
  4. [4]
    Juárez Salazar, Ramón. "Telica cumple 130 años de ser municipio". El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2008-01-17.
  5. [5]
    "Cerro Negro". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  6. [6]
    Cerro Negro at vianica.com
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