Santo Tomás, Nicaragua
Municipality in Chontales Department, Nicaragua / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Santo Tomás is a town and a municipality in the Chontales Department of Nicaragua. It is located 179 km (111 mi) from Managua and 40 km (25 mi) from Juigalpa on the paved highway to Rama, en route to the Atlantic Coast.
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Santo Tomás | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 12°4′N 85°4′W | |
Country | Nicaragua |
Department | Chontales Department |
Area | |
• Municipality | 211 sq mi (547 km2) |
Population (2022 estimate)[1] | |
• Municipality | 19,342 |
• Density | 92/sq mi (35/km2) |
• Urban | 14,463 |
The main economic activities are agriculture and livestock. Many of the businesses located in Santo Tomás consist of small stores owned by individuals that live next to their commercial properties. One of the oldest pharmacies in the region, Lopez Pharmacy, whose owner was cofounder of the Red Cross in Santo Tomás, is located in the town. This town is the "quesillo capitol" of Nicaragua, where the rivers run with milk and the rocks are made of the local cheese: donde los ríos son de leche y las piedras de cuajada.