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Corinto
Municipality and town
Corinto, Nicaragua
Corinto, Nicaragua
Corinto is located in Nicaragua
Corinto
Corinto
Location in Nicaragua
Country  Nicaragua
Department Department of Chinandega
Founded 1858
Area
 • Municipality and town 27.3 sq mi (70.7 km2)
Population
 (2021 estimate)
 • Municipality and town 18,552
 • Density 679.6/sq mi (262.40/km2)
 • Urban
18,552
Time zone UTC-6 (Central Time)
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|+ class="fn" | Corinto, Nicaragua |-


! Location | class="label" | Isla El Cardon
Corinto
Nicaragua |- ! Coordinates | 12°28′32.8″N 87°11′25.6″W / 12.475778°N 87.190444°W / 12.475778; -87.190444 |-

! Year first constructed | 1876 |-


! Foundation | concrete base |- ! Construction | concrete tower |- ! Tower shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and light atop a 1-storey hexagonal prism basement |- ! Markings / pattern | class="note" | white tower |- ! Height | 13 metres (43 ft) |- ! Focal height | 27 metres (89 ft) |-


! Range | 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) |- ! Characteristic | class="note" | L Fl W 10s. |-





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Corinto is a town, with a population of 18,552 (2021 estimate), on the northwest Pacific coast of Nicaragua in the province of Chinandega. The municipality was founded in 1863.

History

Early years

The town of Corinto was founded in 1849. It first came into prominence as a port in 1863, due to its spacious and sheltered harbour. It superseded El Realejo, which was from 1550 to 1850 the principal seaport of Nicaragua but became partly filled with sandbanks.

British occupation

When Nicaragua refused to pay Britain an indemnity for the annexation of the Mosquito Reserve, the British responded by occupying the Nicaraguan Pacific port of Corinto on 27 April 1895. Eventually the British left after being paid indemnities by the Nicaraguan government.

United States intervention

Corinto, Nicaragua, Memories of Nicaragua (front of postcard)
Post card sent on May 13, 1907 from Corinto, Nicaragua to the United States.

On May 2, 1896, U.S. Marines landed in Corinto to protect American interests during political unrest.

In 1909, President Theodore Roosevelt appointed the African-American writer James Weldon Johnson U.S. Consul to Corinto.

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

While supporting the Contra war against the Sandinista government in the 1980s, U.S. Forces mined the Port of Corinto. On October 10, 1983, an attack destroyed 3.2 million US gallons (12,000 m3) of fuel. It is believed that this attack was directed by the CIA and carried out by U.S. Navy Seals.

Economy

Corinto was a railroad terminus and is Nicaragua's largest and only Pacific port for the import and export of goods. It has a container terminal and is able to manage a wide variety of cargo: liquid, bulk, containers, cars, etc.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Nicaragua

Twin towns – Sister cities

Corinto is twinned with:

See also

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