Altagracia
Municipality in Rivas Department, Nicaragua / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Altagracia (disambiguation).
Altagracia (Spanish pronunciation: [altaˈɣɾasja]) is a municipality in the Rivas Department of Nicaragua.
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Altagracia
Astagalpa | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 11°34′N 85°35′W | |
Country | Nicaragua |
Department | Rivas Department |
Area | |
• Municipality | 81 sq mi (211 km2) |
Population (2005) | |
• Municipality | 19,955 |
• Urban | 7,041 |
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It is the second largest town on the island of Ometepe. Its original name was Astagalpa, meaning ‘house of the herons’ in Nahuatl.[1] This city also has a ferry port, Puerto de Gracia, that services Granada and San Carlos near the Rio San Juan. However, due to seasonal water level fluctuations, this port and the nightly ferry crossings are often seasonally cancelled.[2]