El Rama

Rama is a municipality and a city in the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region of Nicaragua.^[2]

Rama
Municipality
Rama Location in Nicaragua
Coordinates: 12°09′N 84°13′W
Country	Nicaragua
Department	South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region
Area
• Municipality	1,449.00 sq mi (3,752.90 km2)
Population  (2023 estimate)[1]
• Municipality	59,209
• Density	41/sq mi (16/km2)
• Urban	23,939
Time zone	UTC-6
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6
Climate	Am
Website	Manfut-ElRama

It is located along the Bluefields River which branches off into three other rivers: the Sumi, Rama, and Bluefields. It is home to an important Atlantic/Caribbean port. The municipality has a population of 59,055 (2022 estimate).

History

Rama is an old settlement, whose name is reminiscent of their first settlers, the Caribbean indigenous Rama, once populate the territories of the present municipalities of Bluefields and Rama. Unlike the Miskito, this ethnic group did not subordinated to the British and other European nations from 1633. Ethnicity also fought pirates and Spanish conquistadors who sought to enslave during the conquest.

The municipality increased its importance in the late nineteenth century, with the beginning of the extraction of timber, rubber and banana enclave by US companies. This economic activation caused a strong flow from other parts of the country as well as citizens of Chinese origin, who were primarily devoted to trade. The construction of the Managua-Rama highway facilitated successive waves of migration of peasants

Settlements

There are a total of 98 communities: among which we can to mention:

• La Esperanza: 8 kilometres (5.0 miles) northwest of Rama, on the highway to Managua, the second in population and importance, with an urban population of 3500 inhabitants .
• Wapi: Located 32 kilometres (20 miles) northwest of Rama, with an urban population of 2,500 inhabitants, according to a municipal census unfinished houses more than 124.
• Other minor places, but with a tendency to develop as villages, are: El Recreo, El Colorado, El Pavon, Aguas Calientes, Maria Cristina Gaitan, Magnolia, Las Iguanas, El Pedregal, La Union, El Arene, El Castillo and St Geronimo.

Twin cities

• Maastricht, Netherlands

See also

• Municipalities of Nicaragua

• Rama people
• Facebook Page

References

1. Anuario Estadístico 2022. Instituto Nacional de Información de Desarrollo (INIDE)
2. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Inifom Ficha Municipal El Rama

12°20′00″N 84°40′00″W