Madriz (department)
Encyclopedia
Madriz is a department
in Nicaragua
. It covers an area of 1,602 km² and has a population of 133,300 (2005 census). The capital is Somoto.
Madriz was created from Nueva Segovia
department in August 1936, and named after José Madriz
.
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 1,602 km² and has a population of 133,300 (2005 census). The capital is Somoto.
Madriz was created from Nueva Segovia
Nueva Segovia
Nueva Segovia is a department in Nicaragua. It covers an area of 3,123 km² and has a population of 211,200 . The capital is Ocotal.- Municipalities :# Ciudad Antigua# Dipilto# El Jícaro# Jalapa# Macuelizo# Mozonte# Murra# Ocotal...
department in August 1936, and named after José Madriz
José Madriz
José Madriz Rodriguez was the President of Nicaragua from 21 December 1909 to 20 August 1910.Madriz was born on 21 July 1867, in León, Nicaragua. After President José Santos Zelaya resigned on December 21, 1909 in the face of an armed revolt and United States opposition, Madriz assumed the...
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Municipalities
- Las SabanasLas SabanasLas Sabanas is a municipality in the Madriz department of Nicaragua....
- PalacagüinaPalacagüinaPalacagüina is a municipality in the Madriz department of Nicaragua....
- San José de CusmapaSan José de CusmapaSan José de Cusmapa is a municipality in the Madriz department of Nicaragua....
- San Juan del Río CocoSan Juan del Río CocoSan Juan del Río Coco is a municipality in the Madriz department of Nicaragua. -External links:**...
- San LucasSan Lucas, MadrizSan Lucas is a municipality in the Madriz department of Nicaragua....
- SomotoSomoto, MadrizSomoto, meaning The Valley of Geese, is a town located in the hills of northern Nicaragua around 20 km south-west of Ocotal, and is in the municipality of Madriz. It was founded as a town in 1867, and since 1936, has been the capital of Madriz. Somoto is also home to the Somoto Canyon, a relatively...
- TelpanecaTelpanecaTelpaneca is a municipality in the Madriz department of Nicaragua....
- TotogalpaTotogalpaTotogalpa is a municipality in the Madriz department of Nicaragua....
- YalagüinaYalagüinaYalagüina is a municipality in the Madriz department of Nicaragua....