Department of Madriz

Madriz
Location of Madriz in Nicaragua
Data
Capital	Somoto
population	136,000
surface	1,602 km²
Population density	85 people / km²
structure	9
ISO 3166-2	NI-MD

Madriz is a department in Nicaragua on the border with Honduras .

The capital of Madriz is Somoto . The department has an area of ​​1,602 km² and a population of around 136,000 (2006 calculation) , which corresponds to a population density of around 85 inhabitants / km².

The department was named after the former President José Madriz (1867–1911).

economy

Economically, Madriz is characterized by coffee and grain cultivation.

In 2003, 74.6% of the population in Madriz were poor and 37.1% were extremely poor. 75% of the population lived on land affected by drought and deforestation , resulting in depletion of groundwater; in the basins of the rivers, erosion took away the possibilities of agricultural production. There is unemployment, unhealthy living conditions and malnutrition.

Administrative division

The Department of Madriz is in turn divided into nine municipalities :

1. Las Sabanas
2. Palacagüina
3. San José de Cusmapa
4. San Juan del Rio Coco
5. San Lucas
6. Somoto
7. Telpaneca
8. Totogalpa
9. Yalagüina

Web links

• Inifom.gob.ni
• Map of Madriz

Individual evidence

1. ↑ La Prensa , 11 DE NOVIEMBRE DEL 2003 Madriz arriba hoy a sus 67 años de creación  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  

Coordinates: 13 ° 30 ′  N , 86 ° 30 ′  W