Wiwilí, Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua Genealogy

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

History

 * It was founded in the 1920s of the 19th century and the first settlers settled on the banks of the Coco River.
 * It was raised to the category of municipality on March 5, 1970, but in 1989 due to a historical error due to the military conflict and because it was easier to serve it through the VI Military Region, it was annexed to the department of Jinotega.
 * Later, for reasons of ease of access for the inhabitants of both sides of the river, it was divided into two municipalities with the same name but administratively belonging to Nueva Segovia on the west side and the department of Jinotega on the east side.
 * The Municipality of Wiwilí has a population of approximately 18,600 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for Wiwilí municipality.

Church Records

 * There are no records online for Wiwilí municipality.

Census Records

 * There are no records online for Wiwilí municipality.

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Wiwilí municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * 1922-2007 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Cementerio Histórico de Wiwilí
 * Cementerio Municipal de Wiwilí
 * In the rural area. there are 3 small cemeteries.
 * Another 3 were destroyed by Mitch since they were located on the banks of the Coco River.