Coffee growing
San Juan de Río Coco was established as a town on October 1, 1964. The first settlement in this municipality dates back to the last century and was formed around coffee plantations. San Juan de Río Coco, between mountains and mist, is renowned for the cultivation of coffee varieties.
The municipality of San Juan del Río Coco is located in the northern part of Nicaragua, occupying the eastern end of the department of Madriz.
It is located 243 kilometers away from Managua, the country's capital, and 68 kilometers from Somoto, the departmental capital. It limits to the north and east with Quilalí, to the south with San Sebastián de Yalí and to the west with Telpaneca.
The main economic activities of the municipality are the production and commercialization of coffee, trade, cultivation of musaceae (bananas and bananas), citrus fruits (oranges, mandarins and lemons), taro, chayote and granadilla.
Demographic data
Territorial expansion |
Altitude |
Location |
|---|---|---|
| 181.65 km2 | 840 masl | 32,124 inhabitants Urbana: 10,697 - Rural: 21,427 |
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Entrance to the municipality
From Managua, at the Mercado El Mayoreo terminal, take a bus to Estelí. Once in Estelí, at the north terminal, take a bus to San Juan de Río Coco, via Wiwilí - Quilalí.
You can also arrive by private vehicle, heading on the North Pan-American Highway towards Estelí-Somoto - Ocotal until the Palacagüina junction, take the paved road on the right, until you reach San Juan de Río Coco.
