Managua Department

Managua
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 :

1. Ciudad Sandino
2. El Crucero
3. Managua
4. Mateare
5. San Francisco Libre
6. San Rafael del Sur
7. Ticuantepe
8. Tipitapa
9. Villa Carlos Fonseca

Web links

• INETER card - Administrative division of the Department of Managua

Coordinates: 12 ° 0 ′  N , 86 ° 24 ′  W