Mateare crafts.
The origin of the name of the municipality derives from the abundance of the hawthorn tree, which was near the road, a local tree called "matiari" or "espino de mateare" highly appreciated since pre-Hispanic times, due to its nutritional and medicinal properties.
View of the Momotombo volcano from Mateare.
Mateare, a town marked by its dedication to cultivating the land, a work that has been transmitted in peasant families from generation to generation, naturally religious and with a lot of love for nature. A paradisiacal place on the shores of Lake Xolotlán and sheltered by the majestic Momotombo Volcano that, together with its inhabitants, will welcome you.
The municipality of Mateare is located 25 kilometers from the city of Managua. It limits to the north with Lake Managua or Xolotlán, to the south with Villa El Carmen, to the east with Managua and Ciudad Sandino and to the west with Nagarote.
The fundamental economic activity of the municipality is agriculture, in which traditional products are present, those who carry out this activity do not do so as a means of enrichment, but rather of survival, sustainability and self-consumption.
Demographic data
Territorial expansion |
Altitude |
Location |
|---|---|---|
| 300.00 km2 | 60.00 m asl | 28,775 inhabitants Urban: 28,187 - Rural: 8,588 |
Address
To get to the municipality, from Managua, it is necessary to take a bus from the Israel Lewites Market to Mateare or Nagarote.
Monument to General Augusto C. Sandino.
The visitor also has the opportunity to board a bus on the Pan-American highway near the overpass.
For a better reference, when arriving, the tourist must get off at the stop known as La Galarza, which leads the way directly to the center of the municipality.
In a private vehicle you can go on the Nueva a León highway until kilometer 25, and turn off at the stop known as La Galarza.
