Matagalpa Department

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Location of Matagalpa in Nicaragua
Data
Capital Matagalpa
population 494,000
surface 8,523 km²
Population density 58 people / km²
structure 13
ISO 3166-2 NI-MT
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Street in Matagalpa

Matagalpa is a department in central Nicaragua .

The capital of Matagalpa is the city of the same name, Matagalpa . The department has an area of ​​8,523 km² and a population of around 494,000 inhabitants (2006 calculation) , which corresponds to a population density of around 58 inhabitants / km².

The main crop in Matagalpa is coffee .

The Matagalpa department is in turn divided into 13 municipalities :

  1. Ciudad Darío
  2. Esquipulas
  3. Matagalpa
  4. Matiguas
  5. Muy Muy
  6. Rancho Grande
  7. Río Blanco
  8. San Dionisio
  9. San Isidro
  10. San Ramón
  11. Sébaco
  12. Terrabona
  13. Tuma-La Dalia

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Coordinates: 13 ° 0 ′  N , 85 ° 30 ′  W