Place:Masaya, Nicaragua

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NameMasaya
Alt namesMasayasource: Wikipedia
TypeDepartment
Coordinates12.0°N 86.167°W
Located inNicaragua
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Masatepe
Masaya
Nindirí
Tisma
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Masaya is a department in Nicaragua. It is the country's smallest department by area (611 km²) and has a population of 397,632 (2021 estimate). The capital is the city of Masaya. It is famous among Nicaraguan people for its nickname, "La Cuna Del Folklore" which translates to (The Cradle of Folklore). It is also the site of the Masaya Volcano, an active 635m volcano which last erupted in 2016.

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