Chontales Department

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Chontales
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Location of Chontales in Nicaragua
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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 :

  1. Acoyapa
  2. Comalapa
  3. El Coral
  4. Juigalpa
  5. La Libertad
  6. San Francisco de Cuapa
  7. San Pedro de Lóvago
  8. Santo Domingo
  9. Santo Tomás
  10. Villa Sandino

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Coordinates: 12 ° 0 ′  N , 85 ° 0 ′  W