Central America
Nicaragua
León Department

Puerto Sandino

Puerto Sandino is a town on 's Pacific Ocean coast, in the . 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.
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  • 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.

Village
Photo: Racsa3333, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 3 km south of Puerto Sandino.

Puerto Sandino

Latitude
12.19566° or 12° 11′ 44″ north
Longitude
-86.76005° or 86° 45′ 36″ west
Population
4,370
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
United Nations Location Code
NI PSN
Open location code
764M56WQ+7X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 290863561
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3617143
Wiki­data ID
Q7258832
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Satellite Map

Discover Puerto Sandino from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Puerto Sandino” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Puerto Sandino”
  • Chinese: “桑提诺”
  • Chinese: “桑提諾”
  • Chinese: “索莫薩港”
  • Dutch: “Puerto Sandino”
  • German: “Puerto Sandino”
  • Japanese: “プエルト・サンディーノ”
  • Spanish: “Puerto Sandino”
  • Spanish: “Puerto Somoza”
  • Swedish: “Puerto Sandino”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include CENSA and GEOSA Sandino Power Plant.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Puerto Sandino”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.