Corinto | |
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Municipality and town | |
 Corinto, Nicaragua | |
  Corinto Location in Nicaragua | |
| Coordinates: 12°29′N 87°11′W / 12.483°N 87.183°W | |
| Country |  Nicaragua |
| 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. |
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 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.