Carazo Department

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Carazo
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Location of Carazo in Nicaragua
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Capital Jinotepe
population 180,000
surface 1,050 km²
Population density 171 inhabitants / km²
structure 8th
ISO 3166-2 NI-CA

Carazo is an administrative district ( Departamento ) in the southwest of Nicaragua . The capital is Jinotepe .

The department has an area of ​​1,050 km² and a population of around 180,000 inhabitants (2006 calculation) , which corresponds to a population density of around 171 inhabitants / km².

The Carazo department is in turn divided into eight municipalities :

  1. Diriamba
  2. Dolores
  3. El Rosario
  4. Jinotepe
  5. La Conquista
  6. La Paz de Carazo
  7. San Marcos
  8. Santa Teresa

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Coordinates: 11 ° 42 ′  N , 86 ° 18 ′  W