El Papalonal
El Papalonal is a hamlet in León Department, Nicaragua. El Papalonal is situated nearby to the hamlet Nuevo Renacer, as well as near the village Quatro Palos.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Nicaragua
- Also known as: “Papalonal”
Places of Interest
Highlights include El Papalonal Airport.
El Papalonal Airport
Aerodrome
El Papalonal Airport is an airstrip serving the village of El Papalonal in León Department, Nicaragua In 1981, American intelligence officials discovered that the airstrip was used as a departure point for aircraft delivering weapons to El Salvadorian rebels.
El Papalonal
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: León Department, Nicaragua, Central America, North America
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Latitude
12.47414° or 12° 28′ 27″ northLongitude
-86.46618° or 86° 27′ 58″ westElevation
51 metres (167 feet)Open location code
764MFGFM+MGOpenStreetMap ID
node 3957505057OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
3619549Wikidata ID
Q137424362
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“El Papalonal” goes by many names.
- French: “El Papalonal”
- German: “El Papalonal”
- Spanish: “El Papalonal”
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Localities in the Area
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