Cinco Pinos | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Street in Cinco Pinos | |
  Cinco Pinos Location in Nicaragua | |
| Coordinates: 13°13′N 86°55′W / 13.217°N 86.917°W | |
| Country |  Nicaragua |
| Department | Chinandega Department |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 20 sq mi (60 km2) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Municipality | 6,781 |
| • Density | 290/sq mi (110/km2) |
| • Urban | 5,894 |
San Juan de Cinco Pinos, colloquially known as Cinco Pinos, is a town and a municipality in the north of the Chinandega Department in Nicaragua, situated between San Pedro del Norte and Santo Tomás del Norte.
The town was founded in 1879 as a result of the migration of residents from neighboring Honduras. Prior to that time, there was a small village called Villa Salvadorita, 2 km west of the current location of Cinco Pinos. In the early 1950s, with the development of cotton cultivation, the town was renamed to San Juan de Cinco Pinos.[citation needed]
The festivities of the patron saint of Cinco Pinos is held in honor of San Caralampio. The event takes place every year from February 9 to 11, with the traditional Toro Huaco dance and chichero music.[1]
The population of San Juan de Cinco Pinos is mainly rural. Only 21% lives in the town of Cinco Pinos and the rest are scattered around the 14 comarcas of the municipality.[1]
