Chinandega Department

Coordinates: 12°37′N 87°09′W / 12.617°N 87.150°W / 12.617; -87.150
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Chinandega
Capital
Chinandega
Area
 • Department4,822 km2 (1,862 sq mi)
Population
 (2021 estimate)[1]
 • Department441,897
 • Density92/km2 (240/sq mi)
 • Urban
288,830
ISO 3166 codeNI-CI

Chinandega (Spanish pronunciation:

pre-Columbian Nahua kingdom of Tezoatega.[2][3][4] The capital is the city of Chinandega
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Largely agricultural, it produces

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The port of Corinto, in Chinandega, is the most important in Western Nicaragua.

Municipalities

References

  1. ^ [ "Nicaragua: Departments, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  2. ^ "Chorotegas".
  3. ^ "Races of Chinandega".
  4. ^ 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 / 12.617; -87.150