Jinotepe (Spanish pronunciation: [xinoˈtepe]) is a city and municipality in the Carazo department of Nicaragua. The Indigenous inhabitants of Jinotepe are the Chorotegas and Nahuas.
Jinotepe | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Old Jinotepe train station | |
 Flag | |
  Jinotepe Location in Nicaragua | |
| Coordinates: 11°51′N 86°12′W / 11.850°N 86.200°W | |
| Country |  Nicaragua |
| Department | Carazo Department |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 281 km2 (108 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 estimate)[1] | |
| • Municipality | 55,333 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 40,361 |
Toponymy
editJinotepe comes from the Nawat language, and is named after the Nahua chiefdom of Xinotepet, which was located in the present-day department of Carazo.[2][3][4]
Geography
editClimate
editJinotepe, like much of Western Nicaragua except for the Sierras, has a tropical climate with constant temperatures averaging between 28 and 32 °C (82 and 90 °F). Under Köppen’s climate classification, the city has a tropical wet and dry climate. A distinct dry season exists between November and April, while most of the rainfall is received between May and October. Temperatures are highest in March and April, when the sun lies directly overhead and the summer rainfall has yet to begin.
| Climate data for Jinotepe, Nicaragua | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.0 (87.8) |
32.1 (89.8) |
33.6 (92.5) |
34.3 (93.7) |
34.0 (93.2) |
31.4 (88.5) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.4 (88.5) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.8 (89.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.4 (68.7) |
20.6 (69.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
22.6 (72.7) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
21.8 (71.2) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 9 (0.4) |
5 (0.2) |
3 (0.1) |
8 (0.3) |
130 (5.1) |
224 (8.8) |
144 (5.7) |
136 (5.4) |
215 (8.5) |
280 (11.0) |
42 (1.7) |
8 (0.3) |
1,204 (47.5) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 90 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 69 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 70 | 80 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 78 | 73 | 74 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 263.5 | 254.2 | 291.4 | 276.0 | 229.4 | 186.0 | 151.9 | 195.3 | 210.0 | 223.2 | 231.0 | 248.0 | 2,759.9 |
| Source: Wetter Spiegel online[5] | |||||||||||||
Sports
editHome of the baseball team cafeteros de carazo.[citation needed]
International relations
editTwin towns – Sister cities
editJinotepe is twinned with:
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References
edit- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Jinotepe municipality
- ^ Vida de González Dávila, Gil. Ávila, c. 1480 – 21.IV.1526. Descubridor y conquistador. et al., 2012
- ^ Historia general y natural de las Indias, islas y tierra-firme del mar océano; por el Capitán Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés; Primer Cronista del Nuevo Mundo; publícala la Real Academia de la Historia.- Tomo IV.- Libro XLII.- Capitulo XIII.
- ^ Colonización de américa, cuando la historia marcha, de Oviedo y Valdés, Gonzalo c. 1480 - 1557, 2006
- ^ "Wetter im Detail: Klimadaten". Retrieved May 8, 2013.