The old town was about five kilometers north of the current one, near the Coco River. Its inhabitants are of Chorotega descent, which is reflected in the material remains and in local toponymies.
St. Mary Magdalene Church
His name is interpreted as "Town in the nest of birds". Totogalpa is a town of industrious and artisan people, lovers of their culture and traditions.
It will surprise you with its still unexplored natural beauties waiting for you to have an unforgettable experience.
The municipality of Totogalpa is located 216 kilometers from the city of Managua. It limits to the north with Macuelizo, Ocotal and Mozonte, to the south with Yalagüina and Palacagüina, to the east with Telpaneca and to the west with Somoto.
The main economic activity of the municipality is agricultural, the cultivation of basic subsistence grains predominates, currently the local government is promoting horticultural crops as alternative items.
Demographic data
Territorial expansion |
Altitude |
Location |
|---|---|---|
| 133.13 km2 | 660.80 masl | 15,006 inhabitants Urbana: 3,075 - Rural: 11,931 |
How to reach?
Totogalpa municipal park
You must go to the collective transport terminal of Mercado El Mayoreo to take a bus to Ocotal, you ask the driver to get you off in the municipality of Totogalpa.
You can also travel by private vehicle, following the North Pan-American Highway until the Yalagüina junction, there turn right and continue five kilometers on the Ocotal highway, turn left and you will enter the municipality of Totogalpa.
