San Rafael del Sur, Managua, Nicaragua Genealogy

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

History

 * The town was founded in 1794.
 * The municipality of San Rafael del Sur was established as a municipality on January 11, 1831.
 * In 1942, the cement production company settled in the town of El Salto.
 * The rise of the cement industry attracted a large population that emigrated to the municipality and settled in neighboring towns, forming a small network of counties and hamlets.
 * It was erected as a city on October 16, 1956.
 * In September 1992, a tidal wave or tsunami devastated a large number of towns on the Nicaraguan Pacific coast, affecting the Pochomil and Masachapa spas, among them.
 * The municipality of San Rafael del Sur has a population of approximately 54,800 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for San Rafael del Sur municipality.

Church Records

 * There are no records online for San Rafael del Sur municipality.

Census Records

 * There are no records online for San Rafael del Sur municipality.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the San Rafael del Sur municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1922-2007 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Cementerio Municipal San Rafael del Sur
 * Direction: E/S Petronic 350 Mts. Al Sur, San Rafael del Sur
 * Cementerio Nuevo Municipal
 * Direction: calle sin nombre, San Rafael del Sur
 * En las comunidades rurales existen cementerios en la mayoría de las comarcas