Managua (disambiguation)
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Managua
is the capital city of Nicaragua
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Managua
Managua is the capital city of Nicaragua as well as the department and municipality by the same name. It is the largest city in Nicaragua in terms of population and geographic size. Located on the southwestern shore of Lake Xolotlán or Lake Managua, the city was declared the national capital in...
is the capital city of Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...
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Managua may also refer to:
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- Lake ManaguaLake ManaguaLake Managua is a lake in Nicaragua. The Spanish name is Lago de Managua or Lago Xolotlán. At 1,042 km², it is approximately long and wide. Similarly to the name of Lake Nicaragua, its name was coined by the Spanish conquerors from "Mangue" and agua...
, also known as Lake Xolotlán, a lake in Nicaragua - Managua (department)Managua (department)Managua is a department in Nicaragua. It covers an area of 3,672 km² and has a population of 1,380,300 . The capital is the city of Managua.- Municipalities :# Ciudad Sandino# El Crucero# Managua# Mateare# San Francisco Libre...
, a department in NicaraguaDepartments of NicaraguaNicaragua is a unitary republic, and for administrative purposes, it is divided into 15 departments and two self-governing regions based on the Spanish model:-Zelaya Department:... - Managua International AirportManagua International AirportAugusto C. Sandino International Airport is the main airport in Managua, Nicaragua. Inaugurated as Las Mercedes Airport in 1968 it was later renamed Augusto C. Sandino International Airport during the Sandinista regime in 1980s and again in 2001 to Managua International Airport by then president...
, the main airport near the city - Quepos Managua AirportQuepos Managua AirportQuepos Managua Airport is an airport near Quepos, Costa Rica. The airport is located approximately from the city.-Scheduled Services:...
, an airport in Costa RicaCosta RicaCosta Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
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- Managua, Nicaragua (song)Managua, Nicaragua (song)"Managua, Nicaragua" is a popular American jazz song from the 1940s.The music was written by Irving Fields, the lyrics by Albert Gamse. The song was published in 1946....
, a popular song in the 1940s sung by Guy LombardoGuy LombardoGaetano Alberto "Guy" Lombardo was a Canadian-American bandleader and violinist.Forming "The Royal Canadians" in 1924 with his brothers Carmen, Lebert, and Victor and other musicians from his hometown, Lombardo led the group to international success, billing themselves as creating "The Sweetest... - América ManaguaAmérica ManaguaAmérica Managua is a Nicaraguan football team playing at the top level. It is based in Managua, and has been for long time the most successful team of the capital city and the one with the most fanatics in the area, it was for a long time relegated to the second division and almost disappeared for...
, a Nicaraguan footballFootball (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
team - Viva Managua MovementViva Managua MovementThe Viva Managua Movement is a Nicaraguan political organisation founded in 1996 in Managua, under the figure of a popular subscription association. Viva Managua participated in the 1996 municipal elections with Pedro Solórzano as the candidate for mayor of Managua...
, a Nicaraguan political organisation - Managua (film), a 1996 film starring Louis Gossett, Jr.Louis Gossett, Jr.Louis Cameron Gossett, Jr. is an American actor best known for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman and Fiddler in the 1970s television miniseries Roots...