Masaya


Masaya

(mäsä`yä), city (1995 est. pop. 80,051), W Nicaragua, capital of Masaya dept. Connected by rail and highway to Granada and Managua, Masaya is a commercial and light manufacturing center in a rich agricultural district. It is noted for its handicrafts.

Masaya

 

a city in western Nicaragua; administrative center of the Masaya department. Population, 49,700 (1970). Masaya is the center of an agricultural region producing mainly tobacco. There is manufacturing based on agricultural raw materials. Cottage industries include leather dressing, weaving cotton fabrics, and manufacture of straw hats.