Chinandega Department
Chinandega | ||
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Capital Chinandega | | |
Area | ||
• Department | 4,822 km2 (1,862 sq mi) | |
Population (2021 estimate)[1] | ||
• Department | 441,897 | |
• Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) | |
• Urban | 288,830 | |
ISO 3166 code | NI-CI |
Chinandega (Spanish pronunciation: .
Largely agricultural, it produces
.The port of Corinto, in Chinandega, is the most important in Western Nicaragua.
Municipalities
- Chichigalpa
- Chinandega
- Corinto
- El Realejo
- El Viejo
- Posoltega
- Puerto Morazán
- San Francisco del Norte
- San Juan de Cinco Pinos
- San Pedro del Norte
- Santo Tomás del Norte
- Somotillo
- Villanueva
References
- ^ [ "Nicaragua: Departments, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
- ^ "Chorotegas".
- ^ "Races of Chinandega".
- ^ Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés, Gonzalo, Historia General y Natural de las Indias, pag. 127., tomo XI, Editorial Guarania. Asunción, Paraguay, 1945.
12°37′N 87°09′W / 12.617°N 87.150°W