Las Peñitas
Las Peñitas is on the Northern Pacific Coast of Nicaragua. It administratively belongs to the León municipio despite being some 20 km to the West of downtown León.Photo: Juan José Mendoza, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: JacobKlinger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village with 721 residents
- Description: human settlement in León, Nicaragua
- Also known as: “Las Penitas”, “Las Peñitas, Nicaragua”, “Playa Las Peñitas”, and “Playas Las Peñitas”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Poneloya.
Poneloya
Photo: Nappyrootslistener, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Poneloya is a peaceful beach town and fishing village on the Northern Pacific Coast of Nicaragua, close to León. It is known for its simple but very tasty seafood restaurants.
Las Peñitas
- Categories: human settlement, town, and locality
- Location: León Department, Northern Pacific Coast, Nicaragua, Central America, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
12.3614° or 12° 21′ 41″ northLongitude
-87.0215° or 87° 1′ 17″ westPopulation
721Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)Open location code
764J9X6H+HCOpenStreetMap ID
node 1728419455OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
3618154Wikidata ID
Q6492401
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Swedish—“Las Peñitas” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Playa Las Peñitas”
- Belarusian: “Лас-Пеньітас”
- Dutch: “Las Peñitas”
- Dutch: “Playa Las Peñitas”
- German: “Las Peñitas”
- German: “Playa Las Peñitas”
- Spanish: “Las Peñitas”
- Spanish: “Playa Las Peñitas”
- Swedish: “Las Peñitas”
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