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'''Popoyo''' is a small beach town in the Tola municipality of the Rivas Department of Nicaragua.
== The 1992 Nicaraguan tsunami == {{main|1992 Nicaragua earthquake}}
On September 2, 1992, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake off the central coast of Nicaragua generated a tsunami that devastated Popoyo and many other communities on the Pacific coast. At least 116 people were killed, more than 68 missing and over 13,500 left homeless in Nicaragua. At least 1,300 houses and 185 fishing boats were destroyed along the west coast of Nicaragua.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazardimages/picture/show/522 |title=Beach at El Popoyo, Nicaragua {{!}} NGDC Natural Hazard Images |website=www.ngdc.noaa.gov |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130227045534/http://ngdc.noaa.gov/hazardimages/picture/show/522 |archive-date=2013-02-27}}</ref>
== Surfing == Because of the country's consistent offshore winds surfing is a popular tourist attraction in the area.<ref>http://surfnicaragua.wordpress.com/ {{User-generated source|date=August 2022}}</ref> *''Popoyo Outer Reef'' is the most challenging wave in the area, and is advised for experts only. It is a powerful reef break that goes both left and right and offers long, powerful walls and sometimes a thick barrel section. *''Playa Santana'' is a consistent beach break 20 minutes from the town of Popoyo. *''The Popoyo Surf Zone'' is a miracle of points, beach and reef breaks that capture the power of the frequent south swells and adds an all day dose of offshore winds funneling in from Lake Nicaragua to create great surf.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://waterwaystravel.com/surf_nicaragua/nicaragua_surfing.php | author = WaterWays Travel | title = Nicaragua: THE SURF | accessdate = March 19, 2015 }}</ref>
== Geography ==
=== Climate ===
Popoyo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification ''Aw'') with a short dry season from January to April and a lengthy wet season from May to October. Temperatures remain steady throughout the year with the dry season being slightly cooler and range from {{convert|25.5|C|F|1}} in January to {{convert|27.7|C|F|1}} in May. The average annual precipitation is {{convert|1345|mm|in|0}}. {{Weather box|location = Popoyo, Nicaragua |metric first = Yes |single line = Yes |temperature colour=pastel |Jan high C = 28.7 |Feb high C = 26.6 |Mar high C = 30.9 |Apr high C = 31.8 |May high C = 31.7 |Jun high C = 30.0 |Jul high C = 29.5 |Aug high C = 29.8 |Sep high C = 29.8 |Oct high C = 29.5 |Nov high C = 29.1 |Dec high C = 28.7 |Jan mean C = 25.5 |Feb mean C = 26.0 |Mar mean C = 27.0 |Apr mean C = 26.4 |May mean C = 27.7 |Jun mean C = 26.7 |Jul mean C = 26.4 |Aug mean C = 26.6 |Sep mean C = 26.2 |Oct mean C = 26.3 |Nov mean C = 26.1 |Dec mean C = 25.6 |Jan low C = 23.0 |Feb low C = 23.2 |Mar low C = 23.9 |Apr low C = 24.8 |May low C = 24.9 |Jun low C = 24.3 |Jul low C = 24.3 |Aug low C = 24.1 |Sep low C = 23.6 |Oct low C = 23.8 |Nov low C = 23.8 |Dec low C = 23.4 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 8 |Feb precipitation mm = 4 |Mar precipitation mm = 3 |Apr precipitation mm = 10 |May precipitation mm = 172 |Jun precipitation mm = 225 |Jul precipitation mm = 151 |Aug precipitation mm = 181 |Sep precipitation mm = 265 |Oct precipitation mm = 209 |Nov precipitation mm = 87 |Dec precipitation mm = 30 |Jan rain days = 2 |Feb rain days = 1 |Mar rain days = 0 |Apr rain days = 1 |May rain days = 10 |Jun rain days = 16 |Jul rain days = 14 |Aug rain days = 15 |Sep rain days = 22 |Oct rain days = 17 |Nov rain days = 10 |Dec rain days = 5 |unit rain days = 1.0 mm |Jan sun = 229.4 |Feb sun = 228.8 |Mar sun = 244.9 |Apr sun = 231.0 |May sun = 195.3 |Jun sun = 141.0 |Jul sun = 148.8 |Aug sun = 161.2 |Sep sun = 147.0 |Oct sun = 173.6 |Nov sun = 186.0 |Dec sun = 207.7 |year sun = |source 1 = Hong Kong Observatory <ref name=hko>{{cite web |url = http://www.weather.gov.hk/wxinfo/climat/world/eng/s_america/mx_cam/rivas_e.htm |title = Climatological Information for Rivas, Nicaragua |accessdate = December 6, 2012 |publisher = Hong Kong Observatory |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191026000733/https://www.weather.gov.hk/wxinfo/climat/world/eng/s_america/mx_cam/rivas_e.htm |archive-date = October 26, 2019 |url-status = dead }}</ref> |date=December 2012 }}
== See also == *Tourism in Nicaragua
== References == {{reflist|30em}}
== External links == *[http://magicseaweed.com/Popoyo-Surf-Report/939/%20http://magicseaweed.com/Popoyo-Surf-Report/939/ Surf Report for Popoyo] *[http://www.popoyo.com/ Official Site for Popoyo, Nicaragua] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20091023174410/http://www.isasurf.org/ International Surfing Association] *[http://popoyo.com/popoyo-surf-cam Live Surf Cam Popoyo & Outer Reef, Nicaragua] *[https://magnificrock.com/ Magnific Rock, Nicaragua] *[https://surfranchpopoyo.com/ Popoyo, Nicaragua]
{{Rivas Department}}
Category:Populated places in Nicaragua Category:Populated coastal places in Nicaragua Category:Rivas Department