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The city of León, Nicaragua in 1857. León ( Spanish pronunciation: [leˈon]) is the second largest city in Nicaragua, after Managua. Founded by the Spanish as Santiago de los Caballeros de León, it is the capital and largest city of León Department. As of 2022, the municipality of León has an estimated population of 213,718.
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The cathedral of León in Nicaragua was built between 1747...
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León, Nicaragua. / 12.43333°N 86.88667°W / 12.43333;...
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Santiago de los Caballeros de León o simplemente León, es un municipio y una ciudad de la República de Nicaragua, cabecera del departamento de León, y se localiza aproximadamente a 90 kilómetros al noroeste de Managua. Se asienta en las orillas del Pacífico, teniendo a 18 kilómetros las dos playas más cercanas: Poneloya y Las Peñitas.
León: cathedral. Cathedral of León, Nicaragua. León, city situated in western Nicaragua. The city of León was founded on the edge of Lake Managua in 1524, but after an earthquake it was moved in 1610 to the site of the old Indian capital and shrine of Sutiaba. León was the capital of the Spanish province and of the Republic of Nicaragua ...
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Ten years later, the Diocese of Nicaragua was established in León. After a destructive volcanic eruption of Momotombo, the city was moved to its present location in 1610. Almost the entire city was moved, including the saints in the churches and some of the dead in the cemeteries, but ruins of the old city can still be seen at León Viejo. In ...
Demografía. El departamento de León es el séptimo departamento más poblado de Nicaragua con 426 mil habitantes según las últimas estimaciones. León tiene una población actual de 426,850 habitantes. De la población total, el 49% son hombres y el 51% son mujeres. Casi el 64.5% de la población vive en la zona urbana. 1 .
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