Lake Nicaragua

largest lake in Central America in Nicaragua
LakeBodyOfWater lake Q173862
Lake Nicaragua
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Lake Nicaragua

Summary

Lake Nicaragua is a lake[1]. It ranks in the top 0.4% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,410 views/month, #22 of 5,436).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lake Nicaragua is located in Río San Juan Department[3].
  • Lake Nicaragua is located in Rivas Department[4].
  • Lake Nicaragua is located in Chontales Department[5].
  • Lake Nicaragua is located in Granada Department[6].
  • Lake Nicaragua is located in Boaco Department[7].
  • Lake Nicaragua is located in Acoyapa[8].
  • Lake Nicaragua is in the country of Nicaragua[9].
  • Lake Nicaragua's instance of is recorded as lake[10].
  • Lake Nicaragua's inflows is recorded as Río Tipitapa[11].
  • Lake Nicaragua's inflows is recorded as Celeste River[12].
  • Lake Nicaragua's inflows is recorded as Río Limón[13].
  • Lake Nicaragua's inflows is recorded as Río Ostayo[14].
  • Lake Nicaragua's inflows is recorded as Río Sábalos[15].
  • Lake Nicaragua's outflows is recorded as Río San Juan[16].
  • Lake Nicaragua's basin country is recorded as Nicaragua[17].
  • Lake Nicaragua's Commons category is recorded as Lake Nicaragua[18].
  • Lake Nicaragua's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 11.5742, 'longitude': -85.3563}[19].
  • Lake Nicaragua's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lake Nicaragua[20].
  • Lake Nicaragua's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21].
  • Lake Nicaragua's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • Lake Nicaragua's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Siebzehnter Band[23].
  • Lake Nicaragua's native label is recorded as Lago de Nicaragua[24].
  • Lake Nicaragua's length is recorded as {'amount': '+148'}[25].
  • Lake Nicaragua sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+32'}[26].
  • Lake Nicaragua sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+31'}[27].

Body

Geography

Lake Nicaragua is in the country of Nicaragua[9]. Located in include Río San Juan Department[3], a department of Nicaragua[28], in Nicaragua[29], founded in 1949[30]; Rivas Department[4], a department of Nicaragua[31], in Nicaragua[32], founded in 1858[33]; Chontales Department[5], a department of Nicaragua[34], in Nicaragua[35], founded in 1858[36]; Granada Department[6], a department of Nicaragua[37], in Nicaragua[38], founded in 1858[39]; Boaco Department[7], a department of Nicaragua[40], in Nicaragua[41], founded in 1936[42]; and Acoyapa[8], a municipality of Nicaragua[43], in Nicaragua[44].

Physical Characteristics

Lake Nicaragua covers an area of {'amount': '+8264'}[45]. Elevations include {'amount': '+32'}[26] and {'amount': '+31'}[27]. Its length is recorded as {'amount': '+148'}[25].

Designation and Status

Lake Nicaragua's instance of is recorded as lake[10].

Why It Matters

Lake Nicaragua ranks in the top 0.4% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,410 views/month, #22 of 5,436).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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  1. 19d ago · Miluethi · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inflows → Río Tipitapa, Celeste River, Río Limón +2
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P200]]: [[Q21286650]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270929|batch #270929]]"
  2. 26d ago · Miluethi · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inflows → Río Tipitapa, Celeste River, Río Limón +2
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P200]]: [[Q21054362]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1788044370744"
  3. 5w ago · ~2026-44856-68 · 2026-08-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → largest lake in Central America in Nicaragua
    P14470 → Locations/Lake_Nicaragua
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P625]]: 10°N, 90°W"
  4. 11w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Lake Nicaragua
    Length → {'amount': '+148'}
    Local thumb → —
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 11.5742, 'longitude': -85.3563}
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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