Masaya Department

Masaya
Location of Masaya in Nicaragua
Data
Capital	Masaya
population	325,000
surface	590 km²
Population density	550 inhabitants / km²
structure	9
ISO 3166-2	NI-MS
Nandasmo in Masaya

Masaya is the smallest department in Nicaragua .

The capital of Masaya is the city of the same name, Masaya . The department has an area of 590 square kilometers and a population of around 325,000 inhabitants (calculated in 2006) , representing a population density of about 550 inhabitants / km² corresponds.

The economic dominance in Masaya is mainly tobacco , coffee , sugar cane , jute and corn cultivation .

The Masaya Department is in turn divided into nine municipalities :

1. Catarina
2. La Concepción
3. Masatepe
4. Masaya
5. Nandasmo
6. Nindirí
7. Niquinohomo
8. San Juan de Oriente
9. Tisma

Web links

• Inifom.gob.ni
• Map of Masaya

Coordinates: 12 ° 0 ′  N , 86 ° 6 ′  W