Ciudad Darío, Matagalpa, Nicaragua Genealogy

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

History

 * Fray Agustín Morel de la Santa Cruz, bishop of Nicaragua and Costa Rica, made an apostolic visit to the redemption in 1752.
 * On this visit to the territory then known as Los Chocoyos, he commissioned the first urban plan of the town, which at that time consisted of about 120 thatched-roof houses, with only one with a tile roof.
 * This delegation belonged to the department of León. Later it would move to the department of Matagalpa, renamed "Metapa".
 * It was then that it received the name of Metapa or San Pedro de Metapa.
 * The municipality of Ciudad Darío was created on February 25, 1920.
 * Currently the Municipality is known as Ciudad Darío, in honor of the author Rubén Darío.
 * The municipality of Ciudad Darío has a population of approximately 53,300 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for Ciudad Darío municipality.

Church Records

 * There are no records online for Ciudad Darío municipality.

Census Records

 * There are no records online for Ciudad Darío municipality.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Ciudad Darío municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1922-2007 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Cementerio Municipal de Ciudad Darío
 * Address: 5a Avenida SE, Ciudad Darío