Estelí
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Estelí Villa de San Antonio de Pavia de Estelí |
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Panoramic of the City of Estelí
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| Nickname(s): "El Diamante de la Segovia" ("The Diamond of the Segovia") name created by Oscar Corea Molina in his radio show "Trampolin 43" | |||
| Motto: "Estelí, amante del presente, forjador del futuro" ("Estelí, lover of the present, builder of the future") | |||
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 Estelí
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| Coordinates: 13°05′N 86°21′W / 13.083°N 86.350°W | |||
| Country |
 Nicaragua
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| Foundation | 1685 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Francisco Ramón Valenzuela Blandón | ||
| • Vice Mayor | Rosa Argentina Rugama Flores | ||
| Area | |||
| • City | 795.7 km2 (307.2 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 843.97 m (2,768.93 ft) | ||
| Population (2005 est.) | |||
| • City | 129,787 (3rd Nicaragua) | ||
| • Density | 144.4/km2 (374/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 104,555 | ||
| Climate | Aw | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Estelí (Spanish pronunciation: [esteˈli]), officially Villa de San Antonio de Pavia de Estelí is a city and municipality within the Estelí department. It is the third largest city in Nicaragua, an active commercial center in the north and is known as "the Diamond of the Segovia"; this name being created by Oscar Corea Molina in his radio show "Trampolin 43"
Located on the Pan-American Highway, 150 km north of Managua, Estelí is a fast-growing and progressive city of about 119,000 people. It enjoys a pleasant climate throughout most of the year due to its location in the north central highlands at a mean elevation of 844 m above sea level. The city is also surrounded by forested mountains of pines, oaks, and walnuts, and plateaus that go up to 1600 m above sea level, some which are protected as natural reserves.
Estelí was the scene of heavy fighting in the civil war against the Somoza government from 1978 to 1979. The city was heavily air-bombed by the regime's National Guard, which reduced many of the city's buildings to rubble. The human casualties were around 15,000; many of them were youths massacred on suspicion of being part of the insurrection. The city was rebuilt but some structures still show bullet holes.
The land around Estelí is perfect for growing tobacco for use in cigars, and the town became a refuge for Cuban cigar makers after the Cuban Revolution in 1959. Award winning cigars have made Estelí one of the most important cigar-producing cities in the world. Estelí also has many language schools. Restaurants and hotels cater to tourists traveling to nearby natural reserves and other parts of the region. Natural Reserves around the area include Miraflor, Tisey-Estanzuela, Las Brisas-Quiabuc, Tomabú, Tepesomoto, and Moropotente.
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