Corinto, Nicaragua

Categories: Nicaragua geography stubs | Cities in Nicaragua

Corinto is also a town in the department of Morazán in El Salvador, see Corinto, El Salvador and in Minas Gerais in Brazil, see Corinto, Minas Gerais

Corinto [kOrEn´tO] is a town of 17,000 (1995 population) on the northwest Pacific coast of Nicaragua and is the capital of the department of Chinandega. The municipality was founded in 1863.

• Location:
  • Longitude: 12.4833/12°29' N
  • Latitude: 87.1833/87°11' W

Contents 1 Economy 2 History 3 Twinnings 4 External links

Economy

It was a railroad terminus and Nicaragua's largest Pacific port. It´s the most important port of the Central American Pacific. It has its own Container Terminal and is able to manage a wide variety of charge: liquid, granel, containers, cars, etc.

History

On January 25, 1922 the USS Galveston landed her marine detachment at Corinto, to reinforce the Managua legation guard during a period of political tension.

Twinnings

• Cologne, Germany
• Portland, Oregon, USA

External links

• http://www.epm.com.ni/ptocto.htm
• Map and aerial photos
• Coordinates: 12° 29′ 0″ N, 87° 11′ 0″ W
  • Street map: Street map from Mapquest, MapPoint or Google
  • Satellite images: Google

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