Corinto is a town, with a population of 18,602 (2022 estimate),[4] on the northwest Pacific coast of Nicaragua in the province of Chinandega. The municipality was founded in 1863.
Corinto | |
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Municipality and town | |
Corinto, Nicaragua | |
Coordinates: 12°29′N 87°11′W / 12.483°N 87.183°W | |
Country | |
Department | Department of Chinandega |
Founded | 1858 |
Area | |
• Municipality and town | 27.3 sq mi (70.7 km2) |
Population (2022 estimate)[1] | |
• Municipality and town | 18,602 |
• Density | 680/sq mi (260/km2) |
• Urban | 18,602 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Time) |
Isla El Cardon Lighthouse | |
Coordinates | 12°28′32.8″N 87°11′25.6″W / 12.475778°N 87.190444°W |
Constructed | 1876 |
Foundation | concrete base |
Construction | concrete tower |
Height | 13 metres (43 ft) |
Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and light atop a 1-storey hexagonal prism basement |
Markings | white tower |
Power source | solar power |
Operator | Aquatic Transport Directorate [2][3] |
Focal height | 27 metres (89 ft) |
Range | 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) |
Characteristic | L Fl W 10s. |
History
editEarly years
editThe town of Corinto was founded in 1849. It first came into prominence as a port in 1863, due to its spacious and sheltered harbour. It superseded El Realejo, which was from 1550 to 1850 the principal seaport of Nicaragua but became partly filled with sandbanks.[5]
British occupation
editWhen Nicaragua refused to pay Britain an indemnity for the annexation of the Mosquito Reserve, the British responded by occupying the Nicaraguan Pacific port of Corinto on 27 April 1895.[6] Eventually the British left after being paid indemnities by the Nicaraguan government.[7][8]
United States intervention
editOn May 2, 1896, U.S. Marines landed in Corinto to protect American interests during political unrest.
In 1909, President Theodore Roosevelt appointed the African-American writer James Weldon Johnson U.S. Consul to Corinto.
On January 25, 1922, the USS Galveston landed a detachment of U.S. Marines at Corinto, to reinforce the Managua legation guard during a period of political tension.
While supporting the Contra war against the Sandinista government in the 1980s, U.S. Forces mined the Port of Corinto. On October 10, 1983, an attack destroyed 3.2 million US gallons (12,000 m3) of fuel. It is believed that this attack was directed by the CIA and carried out by U.S. Navy Seals.[9][10][11][12][13]
Economy
editCorinto was a railroad terminus and is Nicaragua's largest and only Pacific port for the import and export of goods. It has a container terminal and is able to manage a wide variety of cargo: liquid, bulk, containers, cars, etc.
International relations
editTwin towns – Sister cities
editCorinto is twinned with:
Bremen, Germany[14]
Cologne, Germany
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Portland, Oregon, United States
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Corinto municipality - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Nicaragua". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 111: The West Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. and Hawaii), Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Islands of the North and South Pacific Oceans (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2016.
- ^ "Nicaragua: Departments, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
- ^ public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Corinto". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 154. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
- ^ "The Spokesman-Review". 28 April 1895.
- ^ Healy, David (September 2011). US Expansionism: The Imperialist Urge in the 1890s. University of Wisconsin Pres. ISBN 9780299058531.
- ^ The Anglo-Venezuelan Boundary Dispute: A Victory for Whom?. Lulu.com. 18 March 2017. ISBN 9781365833847.
- ^ Truver, SC. "Mines and Underwater IEDs in U.S. Ports and Waterways..." (PDF). p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-28. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
- ^ "International Court of Justice, CASE CONCERNING THE MILITARY AND PARAMILITARY ACTIVITIES IN AND AGAINST NICARAGUA (NICARAGUA v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA)". Archived from the original on 2007-03-08.
- ^ "The New York Times, OCT. 10 ASSAULT ON NICARAGUANS IS LAID TO C.I.A." April 18, 1984. Retrieved 2006-11-10.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "NBC Evening News for Tuesday, Oct 11, 1983". Retrieved 2006-11-10.
- ^ "Photograph showing the burning oil tanks, Un comando de la CIA y fuerzas especiales SEAL bombardean refineria en Corinto, Nicaragua, 1983". 7 April 2004.
- ^ Frohmader, Andrea. "Bremen - Referat 32 Städtepartnerschaften / Internationale Beziehungen" [Bremen - Unit 32 Twinning / International Relations]. Das Rathaus Bremen Senatskanzlei [Bremen City Hall - Senate Chancellery] (in German). Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2013-08-09.
External links
edit- http://corinto.sozac.com/[permanent dead link]
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120313061011/http://corintounido.com/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20061021232053/http://www.epn.com.ni/corinto.php
- http://www.portalcorinto.com Archived 2015-09-29 at the Wayback Machine (informational site in Spanish).
- Corinto Photos
- https://www.facebook.com/groups/CorintoChinandegaOfficial/
- Picture of Isla El Cardon Lighthouse