Chinandega is a city and the departmental seat of Chinandega department in Nicaragua. It is also the administrative centre of the surrounding municipality of the same name. It is Nicaragua's 2nd most important city (economy) and 6th largest city, with a population of 115,067, and a total of 137,539 in the municipality. It is located about 134 kilometres (83 mi) northwest of Managua and about 72 kilometres (45 mi) southwest of El Guasaule, on the border with Honduras. Chinandega is situated about 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the Pacific Ocean.
Vicente de la Cruz Padilla is a Nicaraguan former professional baseball pitcher. Padilla played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Diriangén FC is a Nicaraguan professional football club based in Diriamba which competes in Nicaraguan Premier Division. It is one of the oldest clubs in not only Nicaragua but also in Central America.
América Managua is a Nicaraguan football team that last played at the local top level in the 2010–11 season.
Scorpión FC is a Nicaraguan football team.
The following is an alphabetical list of topics related to Nicaragua.
Samuel Israel Wilson Rostrán is a Nicaraguan footballer who plays for UNAN Managua in the Nicaraguan Primera División.
David Vidal Tomé is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a centre-back.
Braulio Antonio Leal Salvo is a Chilean football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Magallanes' youth sides.
Carlos García Cantarero is a Spanish football manager.
Extremadura Unión Deportiva was a Spanish football team based in Almendralejo, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 2007, it last played in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, holding home games at Estadio Francisco de la Hera.
Chinandega Futbol Clube is a Nicaraguan football team who play in the Nicaraguan Premier Division.
Unión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 26 July 1989 and known as Almería Club de Fútbol until 2001, when it was renamed Unión Deportiva Almería. The club currently plays in the Spanish Primera División after winning the Segunda División title in 2022, and plays their home games at the 15,274-seat capacity Power Horse Stadium.
Félix Eliud Zeledón Zeledón is a Nicaraguan footballer who plays for Real Estelí in the Primera División de Nicaragua.
Carlos Rigoberto Alonso Gómez is a retired Nicaraguan footballer.
Hamilton Maxwell West Santana is a retired Nicaraguan footballer.
Eduardo Miguel Urroz Cuadra is a Nicaraguan football player and former coach who coaches UNAN Managua in the Primera División de Nicaragua.
Silvio Enrique Conrado Gómez was the Nicaraguan director of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE) serving from 2002 until his death. He was an economist. In 2007, he was a member of the Special Commission for the Promotion of Investments (Pro-Nicaragua). He was widely regarded as the key individual in the management of the financial resources and the macroeconomic stability of Nicaragua. Since 2002, he was also a director of the Central Bank of Nicaragua, and served a term as its president from 2006 to 2010.
