Larreynaga

Also known as Municipality of Larreynaga, Larreynaga Municipality, Town of Larreynaga

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

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Larreynaga
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Sandboarding Cerro Negro.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: Sandboarding at the Cerro Negro volcano
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 9
Settlement.mapframe point: none
Settlement.pushpin_map: Nicaragua#Central America
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Nicaragua##Location in Central America
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Nicaragua
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name2: León Department
Settlement.area_total_km2: 780
Settlement.population_as_of: 2022 estimate

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

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History
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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.

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