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'''Sébaco''' is a [[municipality]] in the [[Matagalpa (department)|Matagalpa]] [[Departments of Nicaragua|department]] of [[Nicaragua]]. |
[[File:Sébaco 1854.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Sébaco in 1954]]'''Sébaco''' is a town and a [[Municipalities of Nicaragua|municipality]] in the [[Matagalpa (department)|Matagalpa]] [[Departments of Nicaragua|department]] of [[Nicaragua]]. Situated at the junction of the [[Pan-American Highway]] and the Rio Grande de Matagalpa, Sébaco is the largest city of the [[agriculture|agricultural]] Sébaco Valley, one of the most fertile areas in Nicaragua. From Sébaco, vegetable fields extend beyond the horizon when looking west. Five kilometres north of the city, a highway branches east from the Pan-American towards the city of [[Matagalpa]]. |
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[[Charles I of Spain|King Charles I of Spain]] named the area "The Very Noble City of Sébaco" by decree. In 2006 the National Assembly of Nicaragua officially named the city Sébaco. The name Sébaco originates from the [[Nawat]] language that the [[Nicarao people]] spoke who still inhabit the Sébaco Valley. It derives from Siwakuat, which means snake woman. [[Cihuacoatl]] was also the Aztec goddess of fertility and agriculture. When the Spanish arrived in the area, they were unable to pronounce the original name of this town, and due to their [[Tlaxcalan]] interpreters speaking [[Nahuatl]], it was wrongly documented and over time the pronunciation became Sébaco.<ref>Nahoas. Territorio indígena y gobernanza. http://territorioindigenaygobernanza.com/web/nnic_09/</ref> |
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Situated at the junction of the [[Pan-American Highway]] and the Rio Grande de Matagalpa, Sébaco is the largest city of the [[agriculture|agricultural]] Sébaco Valley, one of the most fertile areas in Nicaragua. From Sébaco, vegetable fields extend beyond the horizon when looking west. Five kilometres north of the city, a highway branches east from the Pan-American towards the city of [[Matagalpa]]. |
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[[Charles I of Spain|King Charles I of Spain]] named the area "The Very Noble City of Sébaco" by decree. In 2006 the National Assembly of Nicaragua officially named the city Sébaco. |
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It is bordered to the north by the municipalities of La Trinidad and Jinotega, to the south by the municipalities of Ciudad Darío and Terrabona, to the east by the municipality of Matagalpa and to the west by the municipality of San Isidro.<ref>{{Cite web |last=de Nicaragua |first=Mapas |date=2020-07-07 |title=Municipality of Sébaco |url=https://www.mapanicaragua.com/en/municipality-of-sebaco/ |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=Mapa Nacional de Turismo |language=en}}</ref> |
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Sébaco is located in one of the largest and most fertile valleys of the Nicaraguan interior, approximately 103 kilometers from the capital, [[Managua]]. Its territory is crossed by two major rivers: the [[Old River (Belize)|Old River]], which runs north to south through the center of Sébaco Valley, and is a source of hydroelectric power; and the [[Rio Grande de Matagalpa]], which runs from the east to the South West. These two rivers provide irrigation for the vegetables and grain produced in the valley. The largest underground lake in the world is situated underneath this valley. According to legend, the lake formed when a volcano to the south was going to explode, but a priest, guided by his faith, planted a cross on top of the mountain and the volcano subsided. Current studies show the hill contains plentiful amounts of water which travel from the slopes and form springs miles away from the river. |
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==Education== |
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| location = Sébaco (1971–1990) |
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Today there are many schools in and around the municipality, including preschools, kindergartens, and elementary schools. Secondary and higher education include: Ruben Baltodano Light Baptist School of Truth and Life (ACIBEN), Ruben Dario Secondary Care, Colegio San Luis Gonzaga, Lily of the Valley, Eddy Alonso Institute (INEA)), and the National University College of North (UNN). |
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| Jan high C = 31.9 |
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| Feb high C = 33.1 |
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==Tourism== |
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| Mar high C = 33.1 |
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Sébaco is a retreat for people who want to shop in malls and shops with goods from all over the Americas. Sébaco has museums that offer exhibits in pre-Columbian art as well as art from the colonial period. The valley also has places of great natural beauty. |
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| Apr high C = 34.9 |
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| May high C = 34.8 |
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==Etymology== |
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| Jun high C = 32.9 |
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The name Sébaco originates from the [[Nahuatl]] language, coatl cihuatl, which means snake woman. Coatl Cihuatl was also the Nahuatl's goddess of fertility and agriculture. When the Spanish arrived in the area, they were unable to pronounce the original name of this town, and over time this has turned into the name, Sébaco. |
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| Jul high C = 31.9 |
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| Aug high C = 33.1 |
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==History== |
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| Sep high C = 32.4 |
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Previously, Sébaco was an important ceremonial center of the goddess, Coatl Cihuatl. It was also the center of an important Chiefdom, known as Cihuatl Coatl or Chontales, which was composed of parts of the current departments of [[Nueva Segovia Department|Nueva Segovia]], [[Madriz Department|Madriz]], [[Estelí Department|Estelí]], [[Matagalpa Department|Matagalpa]], [[Jinotega Department|Jinotega]], [[Boaco Department|Boaco]], [[Chontales Department|Chontales]] and [[Río San Juan Department|Río San Juan]]. Sébaco was discovered by the Spaniard Gabriel Rojas de Córdoba in 1525, while he was looking for the outlet of [[Lake Managua]]. Sébaco quickly became the center of all Spanish military operations and evangelization for northern Nicaragua and southern Honduras. The area witnessed an influx of people in 1833. With the [[construction]] of the Pan American Highway in the 1950s, the municipality began to extend over much of the valley. Today it is one of the most populated areas in northern Nicaragua, and one of the largest producers of rice, beans and onions in Central America. |
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| Oct high C = 30.2 |
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| Nov high C = 30.2 |
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| Dec high C = 31.5 |
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| year high C = 32.5 |
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| Jan mean C = 24.4 |
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| Feb mean C = 25.1 |
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| Mar mean C = 26.3 |
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| Apr mean C = 27.3 |
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| May mean C = 27.2 |
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| Jun mean C = 25.9 |
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| Jul mean C = 25.5 |
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| Aug mean C = 25.7 |
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| Sep mean C = 25.3 |
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| Oct mean C = 25.1 |
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| Nov mean C = 24.7 |
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| Dec mean C = 24.3 |
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| year mean C = 25.6 |
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| Jan low C = 15.6 |
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| Feb low C = 16.0 |
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| Mar low C = 17.4 |
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| Apr low C = 18.9 |
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| May low C = 19.8 |
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| Jun low C = 19.1 |
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| Jul low C = 18.6 |
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| Aug low C = 18.5 |
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| Sep low C = 18.1 |
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| Oct low C = 18.0 |
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| Nov low C = 16.7 |
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| Dec low C = 15.2 |
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| year low C = 17.7 |
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| Jan precipitation mm = 4 |
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| Feb precipitation mm = 1 |
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| Mar precipitation mm = 7 |
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| Apr precipitation mm = 19 |
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| May precipitation mm = 153 |
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| Jun precipitation mm = 149 |
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| Jul precipitation mm = 61 |
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| Aug precipitation mm = 91 |
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| Sep precipitation mm = 167 |
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| Oct precipitation mm = 106 |
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| Nov precipitation mm = 33 |
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| Dec precipitation mm = 11 |
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| year precipitation mm = 802 |
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| unit precipitation days = 1 mm |
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| Jan precipitation days = 1 |
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| Feb precipitation days = 0 |
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| Mar precipitation days = 1 |
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| Apr precipitation days = 1 |
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| May precipitation days = 8 |
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| Jun precipitation days = 11 |
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| Jul precipitation days = 9 |
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| Aug precipitation days = 10 |
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| Sep precipitation days = 12 |
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| Oct precipitation days = 10 |
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| Nov precipitation days = 4 |
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| Dec precipitation days = 1 |
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| year precipitation days = 68 |
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| source 1 = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]<ref>{{cite web |
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|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/normals-old/WMO/1961-1990/RA-IV/NK/00055005.TXT |
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|title = Station Name: SEBACO |
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|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.manfut.org/matagalpa/sebaco.html Guide on Sébaco] |
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* [http://www.manfut.org/matagalpa/sebaco.html Guide on Sébaco] |
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| Name = Sébaco Matagalpa. |
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| Tagline = The City of vegetables |
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| Unit = [[Attachment: Municipalities of Nicaragua | Municipality]] |
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| Elevación_media = 476 |
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| Subdivision = 5 counties and 28 communities |
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| Dirigentes_títulos = Mayor |
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| Dirigentes_nombres = Luis Martinez Medal |
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| Subdirigentes_nombres = Maria Reyes Entima |
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| Area = 291 |
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| Population = 35341 |
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Latest revision as of 00:21, 18 November 2024
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Sébaco | |
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Municipality | |
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  Sébaco Location in Nicaragua | |
| Coordinates: 12°51′N 86°06′W / 12.850°N 86.100°W | |
| Country |  Nicaragua |
| Department | Matagalpa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luis Martínez Medal |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 110 sq mi (290 km2) |
| Population (2022 estimate)[1] | |
• Municipality | 38,296 |
| • Density | 340/sq mi (130/km2) |
| • Urban | 25,763 |
| Climate | Aw |
Sébaco is a town and a municipality in the Matagalpa department of Nicaragua. Situated at the junction of the Pan-American Highway and the Rio Grande de Matagalpa, Sébaco is the largest city of the agricultural Sébaco Valley, one of the most fertile areas in Nicaragua. From Sébaco, vegetable fields extend beyond the horizon when looking west. Five kilometres north of the city, a highway branches east from the Pan-American towards the city of Matagalpa.
King Charles I of Spain named the area "The Very Noble City of Sébaco" by decree. In 2006 the National Assembly of Nicaragua officially named the city Sébaco. The name Sébaco originates from the Nawat language that the Nicarao people spoke who still inhabit the Sébaco Valley. It derives from Siwakuat, which means snake woman. Cihuacoatl was also the Aztec goddess of fertility and agriculture. When the Spanish arrived in the area, they were unable to pronounce the original name of this town, and due to their Tlaxcalan interpreters speaking Nahuatl, it was wrongly documented and over time the pronunciation became Sébaco.[2]
Limits
[edit]It is bordered to the north by the municipalities of La Trinidad and Jinotega, to the south by the municipalities of Ciudad Darío and Terrabona, to the east by the municipality of Matagalpa and to the west by the municipality of San Isidro.[3]
Climate
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.9 (89.4) |
33.1 (91.6) |
33.1 (91.6) |
34.9 (94.8) |
34.8 (94.6) |
32.9 (91.2) |
31.9 (89.4) |
33.1 (91.6) |
32.4 (90.3) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.2 (86.4) |
31.5 (88.7) |
32.5 (90.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.4 (75.9) |
25.1 (77.2) |
26.3 (79.3) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.3 (75.7) |
25.6 (78.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.6 (60.1) |
16.0 (60.8) |
17.4 (63.3) |
18.9 (66.0) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.1 (66.4) |
18.6 (65.5) |
18.5 (65.3) |
18.1 (64.6) |
18.0 (64.4) |
16.7 (62.1) |
15.2 (59.4) |
17.7 (63.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4 (0.2) |
1 (0.0) |
7 (0.3) |
19 (0.7) |
153 (6.0) |
149 (5.9) |
61 (2.4) |
91 (3.6) |
167 (6.6) |
106 (4.2) |
33 (1.3) |
11 (0.4) |
802 (31.6) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 68 |
| Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration[4] | |||||||||||||
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sébaco.
References
[edit]- ^ Citypopulation.de
- ^ Nahoas. Territorio indígena y gobernanza. http://territorioindigenaygobernanza.com/web/nnic_09/
- ^ de Nicaragua, Mapas (2020-07-07). "Municipality of Sébaco". Mapa Nacional de Turismo. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ^ "Station Name: SEBACO" (TXT). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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