Rivas, Nicaragua

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🇳🇮 Rivas is a city and municipality in south-western Nicaragua on the Isthmus of the same name. The city proper is the capital of the Department of Rivas and administrative centre for the surrounding municipality of the same name.

Overview Rivas is known for its fertile soil and beautiful beaches. Throughout the department, there are many sugar cane, plantain, tobacco, and other crop plantations. The department borders Lake Nicaragua to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. The southern part of the department borders with Costa Rica. A small fishermen village, called San Juan del Sur, has turned into a popular tourist attraction because of the great beaches in the area. Another major tourist attraction is Ometepe, a large volcanic island. Some Nawat Nicarao tribals still live around small towns.

Municipalities • Altagracia • Belén • Buenos Aires • Cárdenas • Moyogalpa • Potosí • Rivas • San Jorge • San Juan del Sur • Tola.

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Rivas has a population of over 55,739 people. Rivas also forms the centre of the wider Rivas Department which has a population of over 183,611 people.

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Twin Towns - Sister Cities Rivas has links with:

🇩🇪 Offenbach am Main, Germany
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Antipodal to Rivas is: 94.183,-11.433

Locations Near: Rivas -85.8167,11.4333

🇳🇮 Granada -85.962,11.93 d: 57.5  

🇳🇮 Jinotepe -86.2,11.85 d: 62.4  

🇳🇮 Diriamba -86.233,11.85 d: 64.8  

🇳🇮 Masaya -86.096,11.974 d: 67.4  

🇳🇮 San Rafael del Sur -86.45,11.85 d: 83.1  

🇳🇮 Tipitapa -86.096,12.197 d: 90.1  

🇳🇮 Managua -86.26,12.118 d: 90.2  

🇨🇷 Liberia -85.458,10.633 d: 97.2  

🇳🇮 Ciudad Sandino -86.347,12.164 d: 99.7  

🇳🇮 Boaco -85.667,12.467 d: 116.1  

Antipodal to: Rivas 94.183,-11.433

🇮🇩 Bengkulu 102.25,-3.783 d: 18785.1  

🇮🇩 Bengkulu City 102.264,-3.792 d: 18784.7  

🇮🇩 Liwa 104.083,-5.033 d: 18714.3  

🇮🇩 Padang 100.355,-0.951 d: 18665  

🇮🇩 Pringsewu 104.961,-5.356 d: 18651  

🇮🇩 Teluk Dalam 97.8,0.55 d: 18624  

🇮🇩 Bandar Lampung 105.267,-5.45 d: 18626.8  

🇮🇩 Sawahlunto 100.777,-0.681 d: 18615.3  

🇮🇩 Padang Panjang 100.429,-0.458 d: 18613.3  

🇮🇩 Bukittinggi 100.367,-0.3 d: 18601.3  

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