Nueva Segovia
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Nueva Segovia is a department
in Nicaragua
. It covers an area of 3,123 km² and has a population of 211,200 (2005 census). The capital is Ocotal
.
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 3,123 km² and has a population of 211,200 (2005 census). The capital is Ocotal
Ocotal
Ocotal is the capital of the Nueva Segovia Department in Nicaragua, Central America.-Description:Ocotal is the capital of the Nueva Segovia Department in Nicaragua with light industry and crafts. The main agricultural production is coffee. The city, which has a population of 31,932 , is located...
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Municipalities
- Ciudad AntiguaCiudad AntiguaCiudad Antigua is a municipality in the Nueva Segovia department of Nicaragua....
- DipiltoDipiltoDipilto is a municipality in the Nueva Segovia Department of Nicaragua....
- El JícaroEl Jícaro, Nueva SegoviaEl Jícaro is a municipality in the Nueva Segovia Department of Nicaragua.Sister village to Yellow Springs, Ohio....
- JalapaJalapa, Nueva SegoviaJalapa is a municipality in the Nueva Segovia Department of Nicaragua. It is located close to the Honduras border. According to the Washington Lieutenant Governor's files, it is a sister city with Port Townsend, WA, US, which is located on the Puget Sound on the eastern coast of the Olympic...
- MacuelizoMacuelizo, Nueva SegoviaMacuelizo is a municipality in the Nueva Segovia department of Nicaragua....
- MozonteMozonteMozonte is a municipality in the Nueva Segovia department of Nicaragua....
- MurraMurraMurra is a municipality in the Nueva Segovia Department of Nicaragua.Murra is a small municipal head in the department of Nueva Segovia. The tiny pueblo has a population of approximately 1,000 inhabitants and is made up of four barrios squeezed into a narrow valley high in the mountains...
- Ocotal
- QuilalíQuilalíQuilalí is a municipality in the Nueva Segovia Department of Nicaragua. It is the sister city of the City of South Haven, Michigan.Para informacion en espanol, incluyendo citas de la alcaldia, vease: Quilalí en espanol...
- San FernandoSan Fernando, Nueva SegoviaSan Fernando is a municipality in the Nueva Segovia Department of Nicaragua. San Fernando is located approximately 22 kilometers from the Department Capital, Ocotal, and roughly 236 kilometers from Managua, the Capital of the Republic. Within the entire municipality of San Fernando there are...
- Santa MaríaSanta María, Nueva SegoviaSanta María is a municipality in the Nueva Segovia Department of Nicaragua....
- Wiwilí de Nueva SegoviaWiwilí de Nueva SegoviaWiwilí de Nueva Segovia is a municipality in the Nueva Segovia Department of Nicaragua. Nicaraguan sources say it was founded in the 1920s. Wiwili de Nueva Segovia is on the west bank of the Rio Coco; Wiwili de Jinotega is on the eastern bank...