Corinto, Nicaragua

For other uses, see Corinto (disambiguation).

Municipality of Nicaragua in Department of Chinandega

Corinto
Municipality of Nicaragua
Corinto Location in Nicaragua
Coordinates: 12°29′N 87°11′W / 12.483°N 87.183°W / 12.483; -87.183Coordinates: 12°29′N 87°11′W / 12.483°N 87.183°W / 12.483; -87.183
Country	Nicaragua
Department	Department of Chinandega
Founded	1858
Population (2005 [1])
• Municipality of Nicaragua	16,624
• Density	606.4/sq mi (234.14/km2)
• Urban	16,466
• Rural	158
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central Time)

Isla El Cardon Lighthouse

Nicaragua
Location	Isla El Cardon Corinto Nicaragua
Coordinates	12°28′32.8″N 87°11′25.6″W / 12.475778°N 87.190444°W / 12.475778; -87.190444
Year first constructed	1876
Foundation	concrete base
Construction	concrete tower
Tower shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and light atop a 1-storey hexagonal prism basement
Markings / pattern	white tower
Tower height	13 metres (43 ft)
Focal height	27 metres (89 ft)
Light source	solar power
Range	10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi)
Characteristic	L Fl W 10s.
Admiralty number	G3352
NGA number	15400
ARLHS number	NIC-003
Managing agent	Aquatic Transport Directorate [2][3]

Corinto is a town of 16,624 (2005 population) on the northwest Pacific coast of Nicaragua in the province of Chinandega. The municipality was founded in 1863.

Contents

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  1 Economy
  


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  2 British Occupation of Corinto
  


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  3 United States Intervention
  


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  4 International relations
  
  
  
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    4.1 Twin towns – Sister cities
    
  
  
  
  


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  5 See also
  


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  6 References
  


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  7 External links
  

Economy

It was a railroad terminus and is Nicaragua's largest and only Pacific port for the import and export of goods. It has its own Container terminal and is able to manage a wide variety of cargo: liquid, bulk, containers, cars, etc.

British Occupation of Corinto

When Nicaragua refused to pay Britain an indemnity for the annexation of the Mosquito Reserve, the British responded by occupying the Nicaraguan Pacific port of Corinto on 27 April 1895.^[4] Eventually the British left after being paid indemnities by the Nicaraguan government.^[5][6]

United States Intervention

On May 2, 1896, U.S. Marines landed in Corinto to protect American interests during political unrest.

On January 25, 1922 the USS Galveston landed a detachment of U.S. Marines at Corinto, to reinforce the Managua legation guard during a period of political tension.

While supporting the Contra war against the Sandinista government in the 1980s, U.S. Forces mined the Port of Corinto. On October 10, 1983, an attack destroyed 3.2 million US gallons (12,000 m³) of fuel. It is believed that this attack was directed by the CIA and carried out by U.S. Navy Seals.^{[7][8][9][10][11]}

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Nicaragua

Twin towns – Sister cities

Corinto is twinned with:

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  Bremen, Germany^[12]
  


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  Cologne, Germany


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  Liverpool, United Kingdom


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  Portland, Oregon, United States

See also

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  Nicaragua portal
  


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  Lighthouses portal
  

• List of lighthouses in Nicaragua

References

1. 
   ^ 2005 Census Data - National Institute of Statistics and Census Data, Nicaragua
   


2. 
   ^ Nicaragua Pacific Coast The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 23 January 2017
   


3. 
   ^ List of Lights, Pub. 111: The West Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. and Hawaii), Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Islands of the North and South Pacific Oceans (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
   


4. 
   ^ "The Spokesman-Review". The Spokesman-Review. 28 April 1895.
   


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   ^ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=kBlqlhxSJgwC&pg=PA24&lpg=PA24&dq=Indemnities+Corinto+1895&source=bl&ots=biwGV3dZNz&sig=9CUEwsu-G9Ui5RPdaPI1AJkfEzU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjatubOl9_XAhWHSRoKHRZKCogQ6AEIQzAF#v=onepage&q=Indemnities%20Corinto%201895&f=false
   


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   ^ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=pEGtDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA33&dq=Corinto+1895&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjtiOKOl9_XAhXDWhoKHeVzDJEQ6AEIVzAJ#v=onepage&q=Corinto%201895&f=false
   


7. 
   ^ Truver, SC. "Mines and Underwater IEDs in U.S. Ports and Waterways..." (PDF). p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-28. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
   


8. 
   ^ "International Court of Justice, CASE CONCERNING THE MILITARY AND PARAMILITARY ACTIVITIES IN AND AGAINST NICARAGUA (NICARAGUA v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA)". Archived from the original on 2007-03-08.
   


9. 
   ^ "The New York Times, OCT. 10 ASSAULT ON NICARAGUANS IS LAID TO C.I.A." April 18, 1984. Retrieved 2006-11-10.
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10. 
    ^ "NBC Evening News for Tuesday, Oct 11, 1983". Retrieved 2006-11-10.
    


11. 
    ^ "Photograph showing the burning oil tanks, Un comando de la CIA y fuerzas especiales SEAL bombardean refineria en Corinto, Nicaragua, 1983".
    


12. 
    ^ Frohmader, Andrea. "Bremen - Referat 32 Städtepartnerschaften / Internationale Beziehungen" [Bremen - Unit 32 Twinning / International Relations]. Das Rathaus Bremen Senatskanzlei [Bremen City Hall - Senate Chancellery] (in German). Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2013-08-09.
    

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Corinto, Nicaragua.

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  http://corinto.sozac.com/^{[permanent dead link]}
  


• https://web.archive.org/web/20120313061011/http://corintounido.com/


• https://web.archive.org/web/20061021232053/http://www.epn.com.ni/corinto.php


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  http://www.portalcorinto.com (informational site in Spanish).


• Corinto Photos


• https://www.facebook.com/groups/CorintoChinandegaOfficial/


• Picture of Isla El Cardon Lighthouse

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Capital: Chinandega
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