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Chinandega (from Nahuatl : Chinantlan 'Place surrounded by reeds' ) is a municipality and a city of the Republic of Nicaragua , head of the department of Chinandega , in the western Pacific region of this Central American country, the region of greatest economic strength after the capital of Managua . It is known as " City of Oranges ".

Toponymy
The name in Nahuatl has several interpretations and one of them is Chinantlan , that is, Place surrounded by reeds , from chinamitl , meaning "near reeds", and -tlan , suffix of abundance.

Geography
The city of Chinandega is located in western Nicaragua, it has an area of ​​686.6 km², it is located between the coordinates 12° 37′ 0″ north latitude and 87° 9′ 0″ west longitude, at an altitude of 46 m a.s.l. Its limits are to the north with the municipalities of Somotillo and Villanueva , to the south with the municipalities of Chichigalpa , El Realejo and Posoltega , to the east with the municipalities of Villanueva and Telica and to the west with the municipalities of El Viejo and Puerto Morazán , it is located on an entirely flat surface, crossed by the Acome River, which originates in its vicinity and crosses it to the north, completely surrounding it to the west. Chinandega has the highest volcano in Nicaragua with a height of 1745 m asl

Volcanology
The San Cristóbal volcano is the highest volcano in Nicaragua at 1745 m, it is located in the department of Chinandega, it is visible from afar and has constantly demonstrated its activity with the emission of clouds of smoke and gas Although at one time the volcano was covered In verdant forests, those have already died because of the gas and smoke that it constantly expels. This volcano is the most active of the Maribios volcanic complex, located to the east of the department.

A volcano located in the same complex is Casita (1405 m). On October 30, 1998, heavy rainfall from Hurricane Mitch caused a landslide that killed approximately 2,000 people. Currently, in the town of Posoltega there is a monument in honor of the victims of this natural disaster.

Another important volcano, located in the neighboring municipality of El Viejo, in the extreme northwest of Nicaragua, is Cosigüina (859 m), which has become another of the country's natural reserves. This volcano historically known as Nevado de Cosigüina, had the most powerful eruption in America in 1835 that emitted ash as far as Mexico and Jamaica and reduced its crater from more than 4000 m to its current dimensions. Over time, this large crater filled with water, forming a deep lagoon. Also related to the volcano are the Cosigüina Farallones, located in the Gulf of Fonseca, which were formed during one of its eruptions. Currently, pelicans, seagulls and other birds live in these rocks.

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