Chontales Department
| Chontales | |
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| Data | |
| Capital | Juigalpa |
| population | 186,000 |
| surface | 6,378 km² |
| Population density | 29 people / km² |
| structure | 10 |
| ISO 3166-2 | NI-CO |
Chontales is a department in Nicaragua on Lake Nicaragua .
The capital of Chontales is Juigalpa . The department has an area of 6,378 km² and a population of around 186,000 inhabitants (2006 calculation) , which corresponds to a population density of around 29 inhabitants / km².
Chontales is characterized by agriculture - the main products are rubber , precious wood , rice and citrus fruits .
The Chontales department is in turn divided into 10 municipalities :
- Acoyapa
- Comalapa
- El Coral
- Juigalpa
- La Libertad
- San Francisco de Cuapa
- San Pedro de Lóvago
- Santo Domingo
- Santo Tomás
- Villa Sandino
Web links
- inifom.gob.ni: Map of Chontales
- Map of Chontales
- ineter.gob.ni: Map of Chontales ( Memento from March 25, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
Boaco | Carazo | Chinandega | Chontales | Estelí | Granada | Jinotega | León | Madriz | Managua | Masaya | Matagalpa | Nueva Segovia | Rivas | Río San Juan
Autónoma Region in Nicaragua
Autónoma Region of the Costa Caribe Norte |
Autonomous Region of the Costa Caribe Sur
Coordinates: 12 ° 0 ′ N , 85 ° 0 ′ W