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Rivas, Nicaragua

FieldValue
nameRivas
settlement_typeMunicipality and City
image_skylineStreet in Rivas.jpg
imagesize250px
image_captionStreet in Rivas, Nicaragua.
pushpin_mapNicaragua
pushpin_label_positionleft
pushpin_mapsize250
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Nicaragua
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameNicaragua
subdivision_type1Department
subdivision_name1Rivas Department
area_total_km2281
population_as_of2022 estimate
population_footnotes
population_total55739
population_density_km2auto
population_urban35745
coordinates
timezoneNicaragua Standard Time
utc_offset-6
blank_nameClimate
blank_infoAw

Rivas () is a city and municipality in southwestern Nicaragua on the Isthmus of the same name. The city proper is the capital of the Department of Rivas and administrative centre for the surrounding municipality of the same name.

Climate

Rivas has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw) with a short dry season from January to April and a lengthy wet season from May to October. Temperatures remain steady throughout the year with the dry season being slightly cooler and range from 25.5 C in January to 27.7 C in May. The average annual precipitation is 1345 mm.

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Notable people

  • Erasmo Ramírez, Major League Baseball pitcher.
  • Violeta Chamorro, first female president of Nicaragua, was born in Rivas.

References

References

  1. [https://www.citypopulation.de/en/nicaragua/admin/rivas/8040/ Citypopulation.de] Population of Rivas municipality
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