Managua Department
Managua | |
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Location of Managua in Nicaragua | |
Data | |
Capital | Managua |
population | 1,496,738 |
surface | 3,672 km² |
Population density | 432 inhabitants / km² |
structure | 9 |
ISO 3166-2 | NI-MN |
Cathedral in the capital Managua |
Managua is one of a total of 15 departments in Nicaragua . The capital of the department is the eponymous city of Managua , which is also the capital of Nicaragua.
The area of the department is 3,672 km² and has around 1.5 million inhabitants (2016 calculation) , which corresponds to a population density of around 432 inhabitants / km². It is the most populous department in Nicaragua.
Managua, in turn, is divided into nine municipalities :
- Ciudad Sandino
- El Crucero
- Managua
- Mateare
- San Francisco Libre
- San Rafael del Sur
- Ticuantepe
- Tipitapa
- Villa Carlos Fonseca
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Coordinates: 12 ° 0 ′ N , 86 ° 24 ′ W