San Fernando | |
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: | Nueva Segovia Department |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 236 |
Population As Of: | 2005 |
Population Total: | 8549 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 4330 |
Coordinates: | 13.6833°N -105°W |
San Fernando is a municipality in the Nueva Segovia Department of Nicaragua.
San Fernando is located 24 kilometers from the Department Capital, Ocotal, and 250 kilometers from Managua, the Capital of the Republic.
The town was the site of battle that pitted American Marines and Nicaraguan Provisional Guardsmen against Sandinista rebels on July 25, 1927, during the Sandino Rebellion.
Within the entire municipality of San Fernando there are more than 10,000 residents,[1] most of whom are coffee farmers. It is estimated that there are approximately 200 coffee farms within the municipality.
The highest point in Nicaragua, Mogotón, which measures 2,106 meters above sea level, is located just 20 kilometers from the town of San Fernando.