Jinotega, Jinotega, Nicaragua Genealogy

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

History

 * Between the 1530s and 1540s, Jinotega was a pre-Columbian city. It is not known when the first Spaniards settled in Jinotega. It must have been after the year 1581.
 * In 1606 brother Juan de Albuquerque decided to found a city giving him Saint John the Baptist as patron saint and as its center, the place that is today the central park where the town hall is located. The city was then known as San Juan de Jinotega.
 * The city of Jinotega was elevated to the category of town on April 5, 1851.
 * On February 11, 1883, Jinotega was granted the title of city.
 * The Municipality of Jinotega was founded on October 15, 1891.
 * The Municipality of Jinotega has a population of approximately 145,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for Jinotega municipality.

Church Records

 * There are no records online for Jinotega municipality.

Census Records

 * There are no records online for Jinotega municipality.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Jinotega municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1922-2007 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Cementerio Municipal de Jinotega
 * Direction: Calle Central, Jinotega