Chontales Department
Chontales | |
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Location of Chontales in Nicaragua | |
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 )
Coordinates: 12 ° 0 ′ N , 85 ° 0 ′ W