Telpaneca
Municipality in Madriz, Nicaragua
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Telpaneca is a municipality in the Madriz department of Nicaragua.[1] It is 218 kilometers from Managua.
Telpaneca | |
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Municipality | |
 Statue of the Virgin of Guadalupe in the central park of Telpaneca | |
  Telpaneca Location in Nicaragua | |
| Coordinates: 13°32′N 86°17′W | |
| Country |  Nicaragua |
| Department | Madriz |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 136 sq mi (353 km2) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Municipality | 19,025 |
| • Density | 140/sq mi (53.9/km2) |
| • Urban | 3,871 |
| Climate | Aw |
Notable places
Notable places in Telpaneca include la cueva del sapo (the frog's cave), la cuesta de la mona (the monkey's slope) and la virgen del chorro (the virgin waterfall). The nearby Mount Malacaste, located at Santo Domingo, offers a fresh environment and an odor of coffee.
