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==Geography== Leon sits in the coastal lowlands of northwestern Nicaragua with volcanoes and hills of the central highlands in view to the east. The average annual temperature is {{convert|27.9|°C|°F|disp=or}} and yearly cumulative rainfall is {{convert|1902|mm|in|0|disp=or}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=León climate: Temperature León & Weather By Month |url=https://en.climate-data.org/north-america/nicaragua/leon/leon-3608/ |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=en.climate-data.org}}</ref> Geological features around Leon include: * '''Poneloya beach''', a major tourist destination on the Pacific Ocean. * '''San Jacinto Swarms''', geothermal place at the base of the [[Santa Clara Volcano|Santa Clara volcano]] which form part of its vents. This phenomenon is known as ''Thermal sharpen'' to simmer. * '''Momotombo volcano''', with its {{convert|1300|m|-1|abbr=on}} summit, it is a visual reference in the Leonese landscape. At its feet lies León Viejo. The ''Momotombo'' name is a Native American word for "Great Summit Burning". There is a geothermal power plant on the foothills. * '''Cerro Negro volcano''', one of the youngest in the world (1850), Cerro Negro has wrought havoc several times to the city of León and its surrounding area, since it was born with long, sky-clogging, and destructive ashfalls, the most recent in 1995. <gallery class="center"> File:Couplenearpenadetigre.JPG|Couple at Poneloya Beach, just outside León. File:Sunsetinponeloya.JPG|Poneloya Beach, just outside Leon at sunset. </gallery>
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