San Juan de Cinco Pinos

Cinco Pinos
Municipality
Street in Cinco Pinos
Cinco Pinos Location in Nicaragua
Coordinates: 13°13′N 86°55′W / 13.217°N 86.917°W / 13.217; -86.917
Country	Nicaragua
Department	Chinandega Department
Area
• Municipality	20 sq mi (60 km2)
Population  (2005)
• Municipality	6,781
• Density	290/sq mi (110/km2)
• Urban	5,894

San Juan de Cinco Pinos, colloquially known as Cinco Pinos, is a town and a municipality in the north of the Chinandega Department in Nicaragua, situated between San Pedro del Norte and Santo Tomás del Norte.

History

The town was founded in 1879 as a result of the migration of residents from neighboring Honduras. Prior to that time, there was a small village called Villa Salvadorita, 2 km west of the current location of Cinco Pinos. In the early 1950s, with the development of cotton cultivation, the town was renamed to San Juan de Cinco Pinos.^{[citation needed]}

The festivities of the patron saint of Cinco Pinos is held in honor of San Caralampio. The event takes place every year from February 9 to 11, with the traditional Toro Huaco dance and chichero music.^[1]

Geography

The population of San Juan de Cinco Pinos is mainly rural. Only 21% lives in the town of Cinco Pinos and the rest are scattered around the 14 comarcas of the municipality.^[1]

References

13°13′N 86°56′W / 13.217°N 86.933°W / 13.217; -86.933

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