🇳🇮 Masaya is the capital city of Masaya Department in Nicaragua. It is situated approximately 14 km west of Granada and 31 km south-east of Managua. It is located just east of the Masaya Volcano, an active volcano from which the city takes its name. It is Nicaragua's fourth most populous city, and is culturally known as the City of Flowers.
1Economy Masaya is located centrally to a large agricultural production region in Nicaragua. Much of the production from the departments of Masaya and Carazo and the surrounding areas is shipped through Masaya on its way north, towards Managua and Leon. Masaya is also a notable industrial centre, producing footwear and clothing. Other industries in the city include the processing of fibre and the manufacture of cigars, leather products, soap, and starch. Many of the communities surrounding Masaya produce hardwood and wicker furniture, and there is a neighbourhood in Masaya near the lake dedicated to the production of hammocks.
1Masaya has a population of over 186,400 people. Masaya also forms the centre of the wider Masaya Department which has a population of over 391,903 people.
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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Masaya has links with:
🇧🇷 Belo Horizonte, Brazil 🇨🇷 Cartago, Costa Rica 🇩🇪 Dietzenbach, Germany 🏴 Leicester, England 🇳🇱 Nijmegen, Netherlands🇳🇮 Bluefields 12
🇧🇫 Fada N'gourma 12.05
🇬🇩 St. George's 12.05
🇬🇩 St. George’s 12.053
🇨🇼 Willemstad 12.102
🇹🇭 Prachuap Khiri Khan 11.942
🇮🇳 Villupuram 11.94
🇮🇳 Viluppuram 11.94
🇮🇳 Pondicherry 11.917
🇮🇳 Puducherry 11.917
🇺🇸 Noblesville -86.017
🇺🇸 Elizabethtown -85.96
Locations Near: Masaya -86.0964,11.9737
🇳🇮 Granada -85.962,11.93 d: 15.4
🇳🇮 Jinotepe -86.2,11.85 d: 17.8
🇳🇮 Diriamba -86.233,11.85 d: 20.3
🇳🇮 Managua -86.26,12.118 d: 24
🇳🇮 Tipitapa -86.096,12.197 d: 24.8
🇳🇮 Ciudad Sandino -86.347,12.164 d: 34.5
🇳🇮 San Rafael del Sur -86.45,11.85 d: 40.9
Antipodal to: Masaya 93.904,-11.974
🇮🇩 Bengkulu 102.25,-3.783 d: 18721.6
🇮🇩 Bengkulu City 102.264,-3.792 d: 18721.2
🇮🇩 Liwa 104.083,-5.033 d: 18656
🇮🇩 Padang 100.355,-0.951 d: 18597.8
🇮🇩 Pringsewu 104.961,-5.356 d: 18594.9
🇮🇩 Bandar Lampung 105.267,-5.45 d: 18571.4
🇮🇩 Teluk Dalam 97.8,0.55 d: 18557.6
🇮🇩 Sawahlunto 100.777,-0.681 d: 18548.2
🇮🇩 Padang Panjang 100.429,-0.458 d: 18546
🇮🇩 Bukittinggi 100.367,-0.3 d: 18534