Sébaco
{{refimprove|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Sébaco
|settlement_type = Municipality
|other_name =
|native_name =
|nickname =
|motto =
|image_skyline =
|imagesize =
|image_caption =
|image_flag =
|image_seal = Escudo de la ciudad de Sébaco.jpg
|seal_size =
|image_shield =
|shield_size =
|image_blank_emblem =
|blank_emblem_type =
|blank_emblem_size =
|image_map =
|mapsize =
|map_caption =
|pushpin_map = Nicaragua
|pushpin_label_position = right
|pushpin_mapsize = 250
|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Nicaragua
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{flag|Nicaragua}}
|subdivision_type1 = Department
|subdivision_name1 = Matagalpa
|subdivision_type2 =
|subdivision_name2 =
|government_footnotes =
|government_type =
|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = Luis Martínez Medal
|established_title =
|established_date =
|established_title2 =
|established_date2 =
|established_title3 =
|established_date3 =
|area_magnitude =
|unit_pref = Imperial
|area_footnotes =
|area_total_km2 = 290
|area_land_km2 =
|area_water_km2 =
|area_total_sq_mi =
|population_as_of = 2022 estimate
|population_footnotes = [https://www.citypopulation.de/en/nicaragua/admin/s%C3%A9baco/4025/ Citypopulation.de]
|population_note =
|population_total = 38296
|population_density_km2 = auto
|population_density_sq_mi =
|population_metro =
|population_density_metro_km2 =
|population_density_metro_sq_mi =
|population_urban = 25763
|timezone =
|utc_offset =
|timezone_DST =
|utc_offset_DST =
|coordinates = {{coord|12|51|N|86|06|W|region:NI|display=inline}}
|elevation_footnotes =
|elevation_m =
|elevation_ft =
|postal_code_type =
|postal_code =
|area_code =
|blank_name = Climate
|blank_info = Aw
|website =
|footnotes =
}}
File:Sébaco 1854.jpgSébaco is a town and a municipality in the Matagalpa department of Nicaragua. Situated at the junction of the Pan-American Highway and the Rio Grande de Matagalpa, Sébaco is the largest city of the agricultural Sébaco Valley, one of the most fertile areas in Nicaragua. From Sébaco, vegetable fields extend beyond the horizon when looking west. Five kilometres north of the city, a highway branches east from the Pan-American towards the city of Matagalpa.
King Charles I of Spain named the area "The Very Noble City of Sébaco" by decree. In 2006 the National Assembly of Nicaragua officially named the city Sébaco. The name Sébaco originates from the Nawat language that the Nicarao people spoke who still inhabit the Sébaco Valley. It derives from Siwakuat, which means snake woman. Cihuacoatl was also the Aztec goddess of fertility and agriculture. When the Spanish arrived in the area, they were unable to pronounce the original name of this town, and due to their Tlaxcalan interpreters speaking Nahuatl, it was wrongly documented and over time the pronunciation became Sébaco.Nahoas. Territorio indígena y gobernanza. http://territorioindigenaygobernanza.com/web/nnic_09/
Limits
It is bordered to the north by the municipalities of La Trinidad and Jinotega, to the south by the municipalities of Ciudad Darío and Terrabona, to the east by the municipality of Matagalpa and to the west by the municipality of San Isidro.{{Cite web |last=de Nicaragua |first=Mapas |date=2020-07-07 |title=Municipality of Sébaco |url=https://www.mapanicaragua.com/en/municipality-of-sebaco/ |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=Mapa Nacional de Turismo |language=en}}
Climate
{{Weather box
| width = auto
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
| location = Sébaco (1971–1990)
| Jan high C = 31.9
| Feb high C = 33.1
| Mar high C = 33.1
| Apr high C = 34.9
| May high C = 34.8
| Jun high C = 32.9
| Jul high C = 31.9
| Aug high C = 33.1
| Sep high C = 32.4
| Oct high C = 30.2
| Nov high C = 30.2
| Dec high C = 31.5
| year high C = 32.5
| Jan mean C = 24.4
| Feb mean C = 25.1
| Mar mean C = 26.3
| Apr mean C = 27.3
| May mean C = 27.2
| Jun mean C = 25.9
| Jul mean C = 25.5
| Aug mean C = 25.7
| Sep mean C = 25.3
| Oct mean C = 25.1
| Nov mean C = 24.7
| Dec mean C = 24.3
| year mean C = 25.6
| Jan low C = 15.6
| Feb low C = 16.0
| Mar low C = 17.4
| Apr low C = 18.9
| May low C = 19.8
| Jun low C = 19.1
| Jul low C = 18.6
| Aug low C = 18.5
| Sep low C = 18.1
| Oct low C = 18.0
| Nov low C = 16.7
| Dec low C = 15.2
| year low C = 17.7
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 4
| Feb precipitation mm = 1
| Mar precipitation mm = 7
| Apr precipitation mm = 19
| May precipitation mm = 153
| Jun precipitation mm = 149
| Jul precipitation mm = 61
| Aug precipitation mm = 91
| Sep precipitation mm = 167
| Oct precipitation mm = 106
| Nov precipitation mm = 33
| Dec precipitation mm = 11
| year precipitation mm = 802
| unit precipitation days = 1 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 1
| Feb precipitation days = 0
| Mar precipitation days = 1
| Apr precipitation days = 1
| May precipitation days = 8
| Jun precipitation days = 11
| Jul precipitation days = 9
| Aug precipitation days = 10
| Sep precipitation days = 12
| Oct precipitation days = 10
| Nov precipitation days = 4
| Dec precipitation days = 1
| year precipitation days = 68
| source 1 = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/normals-old/WMO/1961-1990/RA-IV/NK/00055005.TXT
|title = Station Name: SEBACO
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|format = TXT
|access-date = }}
}}
External links
{{Commons category}}
- [http://www.manfut.org/matagalpa/sebaco.html Guide on Sébaco]
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Coord|12|51|N|86|06|W|region:NI_type:city|display=title}}
{{Matagalpa Department}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sebaco}}
Category:Municipalities of the Matagalpa Department
Category:Valleys of North America
Category:Landforms of Nicaragua
{{Nicaragua-geo-stub}}