León, Nicaragua facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
León
|
|||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Municipality
|
|||
| Santiago de los Caballeros de León | |||
Catedral de la Asunción de María (Mary's Assumption Cathedral)
|
|||
|
|||
| Country | Nicaragua | ||
| Department | León | ||
| Area | |||
| • Municipality | 820 km2 (320 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 109.21 m (358.30 ft) | ||
| Population
(2019 estimate)
|
|||
| • Municipality | 210,041 | ||
| • Density | 256.1/km2 (663/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 172,148 (2nd Nicaragua) | ||
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) | ||
León is the second largest city in Nicaragua, after Managua. It is the capital and largest city of León Department.
Images for kids
-
The Assumption Cathedral
-
Iglesia San Juan Bautista Sutiava
-
San Felipe Church
-
La Merced Church
-
San Juan church
-
Recolección Church
-
Guadalupe Church
-
El Laborio Church
-
San Francisco Church
-
El Calvario church
-
Sesteo Restaurant near Cathedral and Main Square.
-
Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of León.
-
Church El Calvario.
-
Spanish colonial home.
-
Spanish colonial home.
-
Church of La Recolección
-
El Calvario (interior view)
-
Couple at Poneloya Beach, just outside León.
-
Poneloya Beach, just outside Leon at sunset.
.jpg)
See also
In Spanish: León (Nicaragua) para niños
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
León, Nicaragua Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.