Esquipulas | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Nicaragua |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nicaragua |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Nicaragua |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | Matagalpa |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 219 |
Population As Of: | 2005 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 15877 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 5474 |
Coordinates: | 12.6667°N -132°W |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Aw |
Esquipulas is a municipality in the Matagalpa department of Nicaragua.
To the north, Esquipulas borders the municipalities of San Dionisio and Matagalpa, and to the south Boaco and San José de los Remates.[2]
The municipality enjoys mild temperatures with a rainy season from May - December and a dry season between January and April.