Niquinohomo

Niquinohomo on the map of Nicaragua

Niquinohomo is a town in the department of Masaya in Nicaragua. Add Augusto César Sandino Niquinohomo was born.

Education

The municipality has nine elementary schools and three kindergartens. for the intermediate level are the Instituto Público Autónomo " Augusto César Sandino " and the Colegio " Academia de Santa María ".

Geography

Niquinohomo is located in the southern half of Masaya on a plateau. The distance Niquinohomo Managua is 40 kilometers. The distance Niquinohomo Masaya is five kilometers. In order of expansions Niquinohomo is the sixth municipality in the department of Masaya and consists of nine Comarcas ( districts ) and three Barrios and an urban center. The Comarcas are: El Corozo, Los Huérfanos, Las Crucitas, Santa Rita, El Portillo, Justo Romero, Hoja Chigue and Los Pocitos. The barrios are: Tierra Blanca, Las Mercedes and El Guapinol.

History

Niquinohomo continues in the language of the Chorotega, from " Nec " for warriors and " Nahome " for valley together. From the beginning of the Conquest is still the name of the indigenous leaders Diriangén from Diriamba and Nequecheri, from Granada (Nicaragua ) are known, which in 1522 were Gil González Dávila fight. 1751 visited the Bishop of the Diocese of Nicaragua Lic Fray Pedro Agustín Morel de Santa Cruz on a journey through his diocese, Niquinohomo. Niquinohomo consisted of six lines with 330 houses, which were covered with straw, reeds or tiles. The bishop noted that the bulls were running on the square opposite the church under construction. 1856 cholera decimated the population of Niquinohomo. By 1870 Niquinohomo belonged to the administrative district of Granada, where the Partido Conservador. On February 19, 1870 the government of General Fernando Guzmán of the Partido Conservador the place the title of Villa de la Victoria was awarded. 1884, the municipality covers an area of ​​126 caballerías ( a Caballería equal to 65 manzanas, a Manzna corresponds 0.698896 ha, 5,733 ha) and handed in the south to Laguna de Masaya. By the 738th Act of August 24, 1962 Niquinohomo was upgraded with the publication in La Gaceta the ( Diario Oficial ) on September 6, 1962 to Ciudad (city). On 23 August 2002, the appreciation for Ciudad in a special session of the National Assembly in the Church of Santa Ana, with the participation of Enrique Bolaños Geyer, Niquinohomo was provided as Patrimonio Histórico de la Nación historical monument on the occasion of the 40th anniversary. Niquinohomo and Providence are twin cities.

Health service

For health care, there is the Centro de Salud " Augusto Cesar Sandino ," as well as health posts in the Comarcas: Los Pocitos, El Portillo and Las Crucitas.

Iglesia de Santa Ana

The Church of Santa Ana was built in 1663 in the colonial baroque stone of the Laguna de Apoyo. During construction 1945, there were a number of exhumations, which partially tombs from the pre-colonial period were opened. On 26 July, the patronal feast of Santa Ana is celebrated.

Climate

In the tropical savanna throughout the year, temperatures between 25 ° C and 27 ° C.

Culture

Niquinohomo has a public library with over 8000 volumes, and also supplies the towns of San Juan de Oriente, Catarina and Nandasmo. The birthplace of Sandino, was used until recently as a library and a museum del General de Hombres Libres rebuilt.

Neighboring communities

The city is bordered to the north by Masaya, to the south by the Municipalities of Diria and La Paz de Carazo to the east Catarina and San Juan de Oriente and in the West Masatepe and Nandasmo.

Sports

The most popular active sports are baseball and football. There are several clubs, the teams have different skill levels. The respective women's teams from Niquinohomo have qualified. There are also basketball team.

Economy

Niquinohomo is a center of agriculture, especially cattle farming. There are mainly cultivated staple grain crops (rice, corn ), coffee, citrus fruits and flowers. There are 19 agricultural cooperatives. The number of cattle are 1550 piece for the meat and dairy production, which are marketed in the Comarca. In Niquinohomo there are a number of small craft in carpentry, furniture making and Schuster, ( shoes, belts ), ceramics, tailor shops for tops, boleros, handicrafts, wooden spoon, whisk. For the nearby market of Masaya there catering establishments: pulperías, taverns and bakeries, tailor shops.