Rivas | |
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Municipality and City | |
 Street in Rivas, Nicaragua. | |
  Rivas Location in Nicaragua | |
| Coordinates: 11°26′21.51″N 85°49′37.19″W / 11.4393083°N 85.8269972°W | |
| Country |  Nicaragua |
| Department | Rivas Department |
| Area | |
• Municipality and City | 281 km2 (108 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 estimate)[1] | |
• Municipality and City | 55,739 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 35,745 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Nicaragua Standard Time) |
| Climate | Aw |
Rivas (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈriβas]) is a city and municipality in southwestern Nicaragua on the Isthmus of the same name. The city proper is the capital of the Department of Rivas and administrative centre for the surrounding municipality of the same name.
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Rivas municipality