Chinandega Department

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Chinandega
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Location of Chinandega in Nicaragua
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Capital Chinandega
population 450,000
surface 4,926 km²
Population density 91 people / km²
structure 13
ISO 3166-2 NI-CI

Chinandega is a department in the far west of Nicaragua .

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The capital of Chinandega is the city of the same name, Chinandega . The department has an area of ​​4,926 km² and a population of around 450,000 inhabitants (2006 calculation) , which corresponds to a population density of around 91 inhabitants / km².

Chinandega is characterized by agriculture - the main products are rum made from sugar cane as well as bananas and peanuts .

The Chinandega department is in turn divided into 13 municipalities :

  1. Chichigalpa
  2. Chinandega
  3. Cinco Pinos
  4. Corinto
  5. El Realejo
  6. El Viejo
  7. Posoltega
  8. Puerto Morazan
  9. San Francisco del Norte
  10. San Pedro del Norte
  11. Santo Tomás del Norte
  12. Somotillo
  13. Villa Nueva

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Coordinates: 12 ° 48 ′  N , 87 ° 0 ′  W