Nandaime

Nandaime is a municipality in the Granada department of Nicaragua.

The patron saints are St. Anne and San Joaquin.

Major League Baseball player Everth Cabrera was born in Nandaime.

Coordinates: 11°45′N 86°03′W / 11.75°N 86.05°W / 11.75; -86.05

Nandaime A small town in South-East of the country. It is located on the Panamerican highway, road which crosses the Pacific area of Nicaragua

Department Name: Granada

When he was elevated to city: October 29, 1890 Territory: 340 km

Geographic Reference: located at a distance of 67 km. de Managua, capital of the Republic, and 20 kilometers from Granada, the departmental capital city

Area: 372.01 km2

140 metros Height above sea level: 140 meters

City Limits: North with the municipalities of Granada, and Diriomo say. South, with the towns of Bethlehem, Potosi and Buenos Aires (Department of Rivas). East with Cocibolca Lake or Lake Nicaragua West with the municipalities of Santa Teresa and La Paz de Carazo (Department of Carazo).

Annual Rainfall: 1200 – 1400 mm.

Population Total: 37.413 inhabitants. Urban Population: 17.522. Rural Population: 19.891. The 49.8.2% of its inhabitants are women. The 46.5% of the population was under 15 years of age. Approximately 67% of male and nandaimeños are under 25 years of age. Un municipio joven. A young town. The 61.5% of its population lives in rural areas Population density of approximately: 112 inhabitants. /km2. / km2. Its inhabitants are grouped into 84 communities. In urban areas about 14 residents and 16,000 residents in about 70 rural counties the remaining 19,000 people reside.

What does Nandaime?

The name is originally Nandaime chorotega of voices Arroyo NANDA which means that EMI and the term indicates abundance. Nandaime or Nandaime means "place of abundant streams.

Tradition and Culture Nandaimeña

Local Holidays: July 26, in honor of St. Anne, patron saint of the municipality. Dances: Many are the traditional folk dance rooted in the town, other dances that were practiced during religious festivities in the community are the dance of the bird, the siren and the owl. The running of the bulls a little different than Pamplona in Spain. The Baile of the Devils is the Typical of Nandaime.

Typical foods:

1. The traditional foods are based on corn.
2. The melting pot: it is a stew of corn dough.
3. E The spent: is a dish that is cooked in the pig's head.
4. The gallopinto which consists of red beans and rice fried with onions and bell pepper
5. The Nacatamal - Nicaragua tamal version a full meal on its own
6. The Stew
7. Platain Chips (The fritters, very common on weekends in various corners of Nandaime)

The Bagel - round cookie like bread made of corn and cheese good for dunking in coffee The religious: The town's population is predominantly Catholic and traditional. The celebrations in Santa Ana, Easter, Christmas and the Immaculate Conception, 7 and 25 Dicember respectively, are the major annual religious activities of the municipality. The same over periods ranging from one to two weeks to each festival.

The Catholic faithful have a parish church, the church of Santa Ana Catholic church has been declared National Historic Monument. The Catholic population also has another small temple, the church of El Calvario.

In this respect, we should note also the presence of other faiths, including stress, several churches of different denominational traditions Pentecostal (Apostolic, Assemblies of God Church of God.) Baptist Church, the Church of the Mormons and the Jehovah's Witnesses groups. The municipality also work non-traditional Catholic groups linked to the thinking and practice of Latin American theology.

Sports

In Nandaime, as in most parts of Nicaragua, the most important sport, "the beautiful game" is baseball. It is the most popular sport and more supported.