{"id":1425,"date":"2010-07-17T02:31:59","date_gmt":"2010-07-17T00:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abc-latina.com\/geo-htm-12\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T18:25:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T16:25:10","slug":"geo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/abc-latina.com\/nicaragua\/geo\/","title":{"rendered":"GEOGRAPHIE &#8211; NICARAGUA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc-latina.com\/cartecen\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignright size-full wp-image-179\" alt=\"GEOGRAPHIE DU NICARAGUA\" src=\"http:\/\/abc-latina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/america_central.png\" style=\"margin: 9px; float: right;\" title=\"GEOGRAPHIE DU NICARAGUA\" width=\"118\" height=\"122\" \/><\/a>Le Nicaragua est situ\u00e9 \u00e0 la limite du Honduras au Nord et du Costa Rica au Sud. Il est bord\u00e9 par la mer des Cara\u00efbes et l&rsquo;Oc\u00e9an Atlantique \u00e0 l&rsquo;Est et par l&rsquo;Oc\u00e9an Pacifique \u00e0 l&rsquo;Ouest.<\/div>\n<div>Au Nord, face \u00e0 la fronti\u00e8re hondurienne, se trouve la cordill\u00e8re Isabelita et au Sud le lac Nicaragua, qui s&rsquo;\u00e9tend approximativement sur 148 km de long et 55 km de large.<\/div>\n<div>L&rsquo;\u00eele d&rsquo;Ometepe est la plus grande des 130 \u00eeles qui se trouvent dans le lac. Ces \u00eeles sont connues pour leur beaut\u00e9 et constituent une des principales attractions touristiques du pays. L&rsquo;autre grand lac est celui de Managua situ\u00e9 au Nord Ouest, \u00e0 c\u00f4t\u00e9 de la capitale.<\/div>\n<div>Le pays compte 40 volcans dont le volcan Momotombo qui aboutit dans les terres basses du Nord Ouest qui entourent les lacs.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Les principaux fleuves du pays sont le San Juan (qui part du Sud Est du lac Nicaragua et d\u00e9bouche dans l&rsquo;Atlantique et qui forme, le long de son cours, la fronti\u00e8re avec le Costa Rica); le fleuve Coco (le plus abondant de l&rsquo;Am\u00e9rique Centrale) et le fleuve Grande.<\/div>\n<div>Les \u00eeles Grande del Maiz et l&rsquo;\u00eele Peque\u00f1a del Maiz sont deux petites \u00eeles aux plages magnifiques et aux r\u00e9cifs de corail pratiquement vierges qui constituent une des destinations favorites des touristes, nicaraguayens et \u00e9trangers.<\/div>\n<div>Le pays est a une altitude moyenne de 440 m\u00e8tres au dessus du niveau de la mer et son point culminant est le mont Mogotin \u00e0 2100 m\u00e8tres d&rsquo;altitude.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Le pays est divis\u00e9 en trois grandes zones: les terres basses de l&rsquo;Atlantique, la r\u00e9gion montagneuse centrale et les terres basses du Pacifique.<\/div>\n<div>La plupart de la population du Nicaragua vit dans les terres basses entre le Pacifique et le versant occidental du lac Nicaragua, la rive Ouest du lac Managua et le versant Sud Ouest de la cha\u00eene des volcans. Sur la c\u00f4te orientale, vivent les indiens miskitos. Ces derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es, des colons se sont install\u00e9s sur les terres hautes de Matagalpa et Jinotega o\u00f9 leurs activit\u00e9s sont la culture du caf\u00e9 et l&rsquo;\u00e9levage.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"geo-info\">Infos g\u00e9n\u00e9rales<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"geo-info2\">Capitale:<\/span> Managua&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"geo-info2\">Superficie:<\/span> 130 668 km&sup2;<\/div>\n<div>4 fois plus petit que la France<\/div>\n<div>76 fois plus petit que le Canada<\/div>\n<div>mais 3 fois la Suisse<\/div>\n<div>et 4 fois la Belgique<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"geo-info2\">Population:<\/span> 4,6 millions&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Urbaine \u00e0 55 %<\/div>\n<div>Rurale \u00e0 45 %<\/div>\n<div>Densit\u00e9 35 hab\/km&sup2;<\/div>\n<div>Indice de f\u00e9condit\u00e9: 4,4 enfants\/femme<\/div>\n<div>Esp\u00e9rance de vie: 71 \/ 66 ans<\/div>\n<div>Taux d&rsquo;alphab\u00e9tisation: 63 %<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"geo-info2\">Langue:<\/span> Espagnol<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Le Nicaragua est situ\u00e9 \u00e0 la limite du Honduras au Nord et du Costa Rica au Sud. 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