Morrito

Morrito is a municipality in the Río San Juan depairtment o Nicaragua.

The total population o the municipality is approximately 1,700 “town” residents an 5,000 rural inhabitants, wi includes a total o aboot 3,000 fowk unner the age o 16 year auld (Morrito, 2002).

The main pueblo, namit Morrito an aw, haes a population o 1,700 livin in 250 hooses (Eda, 2008).  Ither estimates put the population at 1,958 residents (OPS, 2008).  Pueblo Morrito is a sma agrarian veelage locatit on the east shores o Lake Nicaragua.  The veelage is the lairgest population center athin the Municipality o Morrito, which is the maist northerly municipality athin the Department de Rio San Juan.  The municipality covers 677 km² o semi-humid tropical savanna uised primarily for raisin cattle an cultivation o rice, beans, an corn.

Travel tae Pueblo Morrito is frae Managua, the caipital o Nicaragua.  Vehicle access is approximately 8 hours frae Managua via Juigalpa an Acoyapa.  A ferry boat anchors briefly in Morrito on its bi-weekly route frae Granada tae San Carlos an aw.

Category:Populatit places in Nicaragua
Category:Municipalities o the Río San Juan Depairtment