Nandaime

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Nandaime
Municipality
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Nandaime
Location in Nicaragua
Coordinates: 11°45′N86°03′W / 11.750°N 86.050°W / 11.750; -86.050
CountryFlag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua
Department Granada
Government
  MayorGuillermo Martínez
Area
  Municipality144 sq mi (372 km2)
Elevation
460 ft (140 m)
Population
 (2022 estimate) [1]
  Municipality41,852
  Density290/sq mi (110/km2)
   Urban
21,808
Climate Aw

Nandaime is a town and a municipality in the Granada department of Nicaragua.

Nandaime is a small town in the southwestern part of the country. It is located on the Panamerican highway which crosses the Pacific area of Nicaragua, at a distance of 67 km from Managua, capital of the Republic, and 20 kilometers from Granada, the departmental capital. The patron saints are St. Anne and San Joaquín. It was elevated to city on October 29, 1890.

The name Nandaime is derived from the Chorotega word "nanda" (meaning "arroyo", or stream) and the suffix "-ime" (indicating abundance). Nandaime means "place of abundant streams". [2]

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References

  1. Citypopulation.de Population of Nandaime municipality
  2. "About Nekupe". nekupe.com. 20 March 2019.

11°45′N86°03′W / 11.75°N 86.05°W / 11.75; -86.05