Puerto Sandino
Puerto Sandino is a town on Nicaragua's Pacific Ocean coast, in the León Department. Prior to the Sandinista Revolution it was known as Puerto Somoza. Due to its crude oil supply line, it is a major port, and also plays a large role in Nicaragua's fishing industry.- Type: Village with 4,370 residents
- Description: Town and port in Nicaragua on the Pacific Coast
- Also known as: “El Tamarindo”, “Puerto El Tamarindo”, “Puerto Somoza”, “Sandino”, and “Tamarindo”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Miramar.
Puerto Sandino
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: León Department, Nicaragua, Central America, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
12.19566° or 12° 11′ 44″ north
Longitude
-86.76005° or 86° 45′ 36″ west
Population
4,370
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
United Nations Location Code
NI PSN
Open location code
764M56WQ+7X
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Puerto Sandino” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Puerto Sandino”
- Chinese: “桑提諾”
- Chinese: “桑提诺”
- Chinese: “索莫薩港”
- Dutch: “Puerto Sandino”
- German: “Puerto Sandino”
- Indonesian: “Puerto Sandino”
- Japanese: “プエルト・サンディーノ”
- Spanish: “Puerto Sandino”
- Spanish: “Puerto Somoza”
- Swedish: “Puerto Sandino”
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