Camoapa, Boaco, Nicaragua Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of Camoapa ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.

History

 * Camoapa has a long history that dates back to the early years of the Spanish conquest, however, its original settlement is only known to have been at the confluence of the Codorniz and Cacla rivers, which was destroyed by indigenous Zambos and instigated mosquitoes by the English, who forced its inhabitants to take refuge in the neighboring town of Comalapa in 1749, from where, three years later, in 1752, they moved to a place called "El Pochote", very close to the Cuizaltepe monolith, whose ruins are known as "old town".
 * In 1769 the old inhabitants of Camoapa moved to the place where the city currently stands, under the name of "San Francisco de Camoapan".
 * On March 4, 1895 it was erected in Villa.
 * On March 2, 1926, it received the title of City that it currently holds.
 * The municipality of Camoapa has a population of approximately 40,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1888-2010 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

 * 1895-1942 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census Records

 * There are no records online for Camoapa municipality.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Camoapa municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1922-2007 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Cementerio Municipal de Camoapa
 * Direction: 9FHP+MP7, Camoapa
 * Burial index in Billiongraves
 * Cementerio de Lagartera
 * Cementerio de Potrero Alto