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Larreynaga
Larreynaga
Municipality
	Sandboarding at the Cerro Negro volcano.
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	Coordinates: 12°40′28″N 86°34′15″W / 12.67444°N 86.57083°W
Country	Nicaragua
Department	León Department
Area
• Municipality	780 km2 (300 sq mi)
Population (2022 estimate)
• Municipality	33,117
• Density	42/km2 (110/sq mi)
• Urban	14,807
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central (CST))

Larreynaga (Spanish pronunciation: [laˈrejnaɣa]) is the second largest municipality in the León Department of Nicaragua. The municipality seat is the town of Malpaisillo.^[2] The estimated population of the municipality is 33,117 but it is steadily growing at a rate of 2.22% yearly.^[3]

History

The municipality of Larreynaga was founded by Colonel Manuel Ignacio Pereira Quintana on August 11, 1944. The town of Malpaisillo was officially declared a city in September 1968. It got its name "Larreynaga" from Miguel Larreynaga, a Nicaraguan philosopher, humanist, lawyer and poet.^[3]^[4]

The municipality of Larreynaga is home to the Cerro Negro volcano, just 10 km from the city of Malpaisillo. Cerro Negro has erupted frequently since its first eruption.^[5] The last volcanic activity at Cerro Negro occurred on August 5, 1999, and lasted for a total of two days.

In recent years, the Cerro Negro volcano has been a popular destination for sandboarding.^[6]