Posoltega geodata
Posoltega (Chinandega) is a seat of a second-order administrative division; located in Nicaragua in America/Managua (GMT-6) time zone. With population of 6,403 people, there are 64 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Nicaragua, 50.9% of cities are located further ↑North; 94.6% of cities are located further →East and 74.3% of cities have higher elevation than Posoltega. Note1
Posoltega GPS coordinates[2]
12° 32' 39.192" North, 86° 58' 47.352" West
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 13.22963°, | -87.68295° |
| Center: | 12.54422°, | -86.97982° |
| Lower-right: | 11.85698°, | -86.2767° |
| Map W x H: | 152.6×152.6 km | = 94.8×94.8mi |
| max Lat: | 14.74189° ⇑50.9% North |
| Posoltega: | 12.54422° |
| min Lat: | ⇓49.1% South 10.94684° |
| min Long | Posoltega | max Long |
| -87.4516° | -86.97982° | -83.06145° |
| W 5.4%⇐ | ⇒94.6% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Posoltega is 76 m = 249 ft, and this is 261.2 m = 857 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
1288 m = 4226 ft | 74.3% |
| Avg. | 337.2 m = 1106 ft | |
| Posoltega | 76 m = 249 ft | |
Min E: |
1 m = 3 ft | 25.7% |
See also: Nicaragua elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Posoltega is located in North Torrid zone (between Equator and Tropic of Cancer). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 1211.1 km =752.5 mi to North.| Distance of | km | miles | from Posoltega |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 8612.3 | 5351.4 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 6006.4 | 3732.2 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 1211.1 | 752.5 | to North |
| Equator | 1394.8 | 866.7 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Posoltega: (largest is in red/bold)
• Chichigalpa
6.3 km =3.9 mi, 
305°
• Chinandega
18.9 km =11.7 mi, 
299°
• Corinto
22.1 km =13.7 mi, 
251°
• El Realejo
20.1 km =12.5 mi, 
269°
• El Viejo
24.2 km =15 mi, 303°
• La Paz Centro
40.1 km =24.9 mi, 
124°
• Larreynaga
46.7 km =29 mi, 
71°
• León
16.2 km =10.1 mi, 
136°
• Malpaisillo
33.1 km =20.6 mi, 
80°
• Nagarote
54.7 km =34 mi, 124°
• Puerto Morazán
39.9 km =24.8 mi, 
328°
• Quezalguaque
9.3 km =5.8 mi, 116°
• Telica
13.3 km =8.3 mi, 
100°
• Tonalá
29.9 km =18.6 mi, 326°
• Villanueva
49.9 km =31 mi, 
20°
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Nicaragua existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
