Jinotepe, Carazo

Jinotepe (Spanish pronunciation: [xinoˈtepe]) is a city and municipality in the Carazo department of Nicaragua.

Jinotepe
Municipality
Old Jinotepe train station
Old Jinotepe train station
Flag of Jinotepe
Jinotepe is located in Nicaragua
Jinotepe
Jinotepe
Location in Nicaragua
Coordinates: 11°51′N 86°12′W
Country Nicaragua
DepartmentCarazo Department
Area
  Municipality281 km2 (108 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 estimate)[1]
  Municipality55,333
  Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
  Urban
40,361

It borders with Managua, Masaya, Granada, and Rivas.

Toponymy

Jinotepe comes from the náhuatl "xilotl" (“tender corn”), "tepetl" (“hill”) y "-k" (“place”). Jinotepe means "the place of the tender corn".

Geography

Climate

Jinotepe, 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
Average high °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)
Average low °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[2]

Sports

Home of the baseball team cafeteros de carazo.

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Jinotepe is twinned with:

References

  1. Citypopulation.de Population of Jinotepe municipality
  2. "Wetter im Detail: Klimadaten". Retrieved May 8, 2013.

11°51′N 86°12′W

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