Waslala

Waslala on the map of Nicaragua

Waslala is a county in the Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte de Nicaragua. It is located 111 km from Matagalpa and 241 kilometers from Managua.

History

The meaning of the word Waslala was in the language of the indigenous silver river. The original Kolonisierungsmotiv precious metal mines. The Acción Cívica a department of the Guardia Nacional de Nicaragua, which executed public works, built in 1977, the road to Waslala.

The region was between FSLN guerrillas and Guardia Nacional highly competitive. On November 8, 1976, killed in Zinica Carlos Fonseca.

The main town is connected to the power supply and has an internet cafe. The municipality belonging to 95 other villages are connected neither to the power still on a drinking water network. Individual businesses have power generators.

Climate

Waslala has a tropical climate with two seasons, a wet and a dry. The annual rainfall is 1300-1500 mm.

Land formations

• Cerro Zinica with 1267 m
• Cerro el Pijibaye 1023 m
• Cerro Dudú with 916 m
• Cerro las Flores with 905 m
• Cerro El Ocote with 818 m
• Cerro el Sombrero with 800 m above sea level

Waslala and the surrounding areas have a rich vegetation, some water-rich rivers and streams including:

• Río Iyas
• Río Yaosca
• Rio Tuma

Colonization

To the municipality include 20 counties and 70 municipalities in the urban areas there are 10 barrios. The circles of the municipios read:

• Los Chiles
• Yaro
• Yaosca
• Waslala
• Las Vallas
• Zinica
• Iyas
• Cubalí
• Sofana
• Dudú
• Kum
• Ocote
• Pijibaye
• Boca de Piedra
• El Naranjo
• Puerto Viejo
• El Mancer
• Kusuli
• Papayo
• El Corozal
• Yucumalí