Mateare
Encyclopedia
Mateare is a municipality
in the Managua
department
of Nicaragua
. Mateare is 328 km² and has an estimated population of 27,000.
in the late 19th century. In 1955 the city of Mateare suffered earthquakes that measured up to 6.0 on the Richter scale over a period of 14 days. The earthquake on Saturday April 26 that measured 6.0 caused severe damages to nearby houses. However, during the 14 day period of sporadic earthquakes no deaths or injuries were reported.
Within the city there are 2,000 different plant species.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the Managua
Managua (department)
Managua is a department in Nicaragua. It covers an area of 3,672 km² and has a population of 1,380,300 . The capital is the city of Managua.- Municipalities :# Ciudad Sandino# El Crucero# Managua# Mateare# San Francisco Libre...
department
Departments of Nicaragua
Nicaragua is a unitary republic, and for administrative purposes, it is divided into 15 departments and two self-governing regions based on the Spanish model:-Zelaya Department:...
of Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...
. Mateare is 328 km² and has an estimated population of 27,000.
History
Mateare, founded in 1898, is as old as the first cities founded by the SpanishSpain
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in the late 19th century. In 1955 the city of Mateare suffered earthquakes that measured up to 6.0 on the Richter scale over a period of 14 days. The earthquake on Saturday April 26 that measured 6.0 caused severe damages to nearby houses. However, during the 14 day period of sporadic earthquakes no deaths or injuries were reported.
Within the city there are 2,000 different plant species.
External links
- Nicaragua.com Mateare