Jinotega Department

Jinotega
Location of Jinotega in Nicaragua
Data
population	302,000
surface	9,755 km²
Population density	31 people / km²
structure	8th
ISO 3166-2	NI-JI

Jinotega is a department in northern Nicaragua with around 300,000 inhabitants.

In the north, Jinotega borders on Honduras . The boundary line is formed by the Río Coco . The capital of this department is the city of the same name, Jinotega .

The department is made up of eight municipalities :

• El Cuá-Bocay
• Jinotega
• La Concordia
• San Rafael del Norte
• San Sebastian de Yalí
• Santa María de Pantasma
• Wiwilí
• San Jose de Bocay

Web links

• INETER card - administrative division of the Jinotega Department

Coordinates: 13 ° 42 ′  N , 85 ° 30 ′  W