Ocotal
Encyclopedia
Ocotal is the capital of the Nueva Segovia Department in Nicaragua
, Central America
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Within ocotal there are 10 Municipal zones containing 22 Administrative areas
Ocotal is the same city that was founded by Spanish colonialists in 1543, with the name Nueva Segovia.
During the 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis, ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya set up a government-in-exile in the city briefly in July during reconciliation negotiations with coup leaders.
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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...
, Central America
Central America
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Description
Ocotal is the capital of the Nueva Segovia Department in Nicaragua with light industry and crafts. The main agricultural production is coffee. The city, which has a population of 31,932 , is located in a valley. The name comes from the native language word for pine resin, due to the local abundant pine ocote.Administration
There are nine barrios or neighbourhoods, Sandino, Roberto Gómez, Noel Wheelock, Nora Astorga, Pueblos Unidos, Anexo a Laura Sofía, El Zamora, Laura Sofía, and Monseñor Madriga.Within ocotal there are 10 Municipal zones containing 22 Administrative areas
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Geography
Characterized by steep hills in the north and south, plateaus in the west and a valley in the center. It lies at an altitude of 500m above sea level.History
In 1927, Ocotal suffered one of the first dive bombing attacks in history.Ocotal is the same city that was founded by Spanish colonialists in 1543, with the name Nueva Segovia.
During the 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis, ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya set up a government-in-exile in the city briefly in July during reconciliation negotiations with coup leaders.
Twin towns
Ocotal is twinnedTown twinning
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Swindon
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, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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Hartford, Connecticut
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, United States
United States
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Wiesbaden
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Germany
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Map
A map of Ocotal is being created by the OpenstreetmapOpenStreetMap
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External references
- Radio Segovia
- Videos in Spanish and some English of Ocotal with links to the surrounding areas
- Brief outline of Ocotal 1999
- Swindon-Ocotal, History of Nicaragua and Ocotal from Twin town Swindon
- Battle of Ocotal
- Battle of Ocotal from Nicanews
- Groundwater study. Includes geography and history (.pdf)
- Home page of Deportivo Ocotal (in Spanish)
- Detailed information on the Sandino Rebellion, includes reports from the battle at Ocotal
- Nicaraguan Expat site
- More information on the central park (Spanish)
- La Gruta de la Virgen de Guadalupe - Ocotal, Nicaragua
- Urban planning - Hurricane Mitch
- Hurricane Mitch
- Report on Landmines Nicaragua page 123