Estelí (department)
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Estelí is a department
of Nicaragua
. It covers an area of 2,335 km² and has a population of 215,400 (2005 census). Its capital is the city of Estelí
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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:...
of 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 2,335 km² and has a population of 215,400 (2005 census). Its capital is the city of Estelí
Estelí
Estelí, officially Villa de San Antonio de Pavia de Estelí is a city and municipality within the Estelí department. It is the third largest city in Nicaragua, an active commercial center in the north and is known as "the Diamond of the Segovias."...
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Municipalities
- CondegaCondegaCondega was the name of an Indian town found in Nicaragua by Fray Alonso Ponce in 1576 when he was entering Nicaragua while he was coming from Honduras, he noted thst the Indinas spoke a language different that the language of Mexicas , he called it Ulua. It is believed Ulua is the same language as...
- Estelí
- La TrinidadLa Trinidad, EstelíLa Trinidad is a municipality in the Estelí department of Nicaragua....
- Pueblo NuevoPueblo Nuevo, EstelíPueblo Nuevo is a municipality in the Estelí Department of Nicaragua....
- San Juan de LimaySan Juan de LimaySan Juan de Limay is a municipality in the Estelí department of Nicaragua. It is famous for its artisan production of soapstone sculptures....
- San NicolásSan Nicolás, EstelíSan Nicolás is a municipality in the Estelí department of Nicaragua....