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Jinotega is both a city and a department in Nicaragua. The city is the capital of the department.
Jinotega Department
The department is located in the northern part of the country and
borders to honduras. It is one of the largest departments in nicaragua
and the biggest producer of coffey in the country. It is souronded by
Matagalpa to the south, RAAN to the east, and Estelí, Madriz, and Nueva
Segovia. It covers an area of 9,755 km² and has a population of
297,300
Jinotega contains the following municipalities:
El Cuá
Jinotega
La Concordia
San José de Bocay
San Rafael del Norte
San Sebastián de Yalí
Santa María de Pantasma
Wiwilí
Jinotega City
The city of about 50 000 people are also known as "La Ciudad de las
Brumas" ("City of Mists"). It is unclear when the city was claimed by
the Spanish but it is known to be before 1731. Before the Spanish
settled the down it was an Indian Settlement. The local tails claim
that the area was settled by five spanish families around year 1700.
The meaning of the mane Jinotega is hotly debated. The word is
derived from the Nahuatl word "Xinotencatl" but some claim the meaning
of that word to be "Neighbors of the Jiñocuabos" while others claim it
to mean "City of the Old Men" and that it was a referens to the old
age the Indian who lived here achieved,
Tourist that want to visit Jinotega will find plenty to see ranging
from historical buildings and the Sandino Museum to coffey plantations,
(0% of the nations coffey is grown here after all) and stunning
nature. Some parts of Jinotega can not be recommended to tourist as
they are to be considered dangourous. This include Wiwili, a wild west
type gold digger city located in the mountains and home to seven
casinos and countless brothels. Large part of Jinotega is however
completely safe for tourists.
Tourist will find cheap food, cheap hotels and modern conviniences ranging from phone and internet to atms.