Chontales
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Chontales is a department
in Nicaragua
. It covers an area of 6,481.27 km² and has a population of 182,000 (2005 census). The capital is Juigalpa.
Departments of Nicaragua
Nicaragua is a unitary republic, and for administrative purposes, it is divided into 15 departments and two self-governing regions based on the Spanish model:-Zelaya Department:...
in Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...
. It covers an area of 6,481.27 km² and has a population of 182,000 (2005 census). The capital is Juigalpa.
Municipalities
- AcoyapaAcoyapaAcoyapa is a municipality in the Chontales department of Nicaragua....
- ComalapaComalapa, ChontalesComalapa is a municipality in the Chontales department of Nicaragua....
- El CoralEl CoralEl Coral is a municipality in the southeastern portion of Chontales department of Nicaragua....
- JuigalpaJuigalpa, ChontalesJuigalpa is the capital city of the Chontales Department of Nicaragua. It is located within the municipality of Juigalpa, approximately 140 km east of Managua on Carretera Rama, in the central region of Nicaragua....
- La LibertadLa Libertad, ChontalesLa Libertad is a municipality in the Chontales department of Nicaragua.It is the birthplace of the President Daniel Ortega and of Miguel Cardinal Obando Bravo. It is were the river is known to be river of milk and rocks of cheese....
- San Francisco de CuapaSan Francisco de CuapaSan Francisco de Cuapa is a municipality in the Chontales department of Nicaragua. This municipality was created July 30 1997 and is located in the northeast section of Chontales. Before that date, the town was part of the municipality of Juigalpa. Its area is about . The principal business...
- San Pedro de LóvagoSan Pedro de LóvagoSan Pedro de Lóvago is a city in the Chontales department of Nicaragua. It is a small town, which mainly consists of farming. It is a region located in the highlands of central Nicaragua....
- Santo DomingoSanto Domingo, ChontalesSanto Domingo is a municipality in the Chontales department of Nicaragua....
- Santo TomásSanto Tomás, ChontalesSanto Tomás is a municipality in the Chontales department of Nicaragua. It is located from Managua and from Juigalpa on the road to Rama. The town itself is approximately 75 miles distance from Managua, Nicaragua....
- Villa SandinoVilla SandinoVilla Sandino is a municipality in the Chontales department of Nicaragua....