Niquinohomo
Niquinohomo | |
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Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 11°54′N 86°06′W / 11.900°N 86.100°W | |
| Country | Nicaragua |
| Department | Masaya |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 12 sq mi (32 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Municipality | 16,635 |
| • Density | 1,300/sq mi (520/km2) |
| • Urban | 8,550 |
| Climate | Aw |
Niquinohomo (Spanish pronunciation: [nikinoˈomo]) is a municipality in the Masaya department of Nicaragua. It is home to the oldest extant church in Nicaragua; Church of Saint Ann (Iglesia de Santa Ana). The city's patron saint, as well as the birthplace of Augusto César Sandino, after whom the Sandinista movement was named.