Chontales Department
Chontales | |
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Department | |
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| Country |  Nicaragua |
| Capital | Juigalpa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,481.27 km2 (2,502.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 153,982 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166-2 | NI-CO |
Chontales (Spanish: Departamento de Chontales) (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃonˈtales]) is a department in Nicaragua. It covers an area of 6,481.27 km² and has a population of 153,982. The capital is Juigalpa.
Geography
The Chontales Department is situated in the central-southwest part of the country. It is bordered by the Boaco Department to the north, the Río San Juan Department to the south, the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region to the east and Lake Cocibolca to the west. Chontales geographically primarily consists of the slopes around Lake Cocibolca, the Serranía Chontaleña range and rolling hills that undulate towards the Caribbean plain. The Cuisalá River, a tributary of the Mayales River flows in the northwesatern part of the department. The shoreline of Lake Cocibolca within the department is about 90 kilometres (56 mi), between the mouths of the Tecolostote and Oyate rivers.[1]
Municipalities
The department is divided adminstratively into 10 municipalities:[1]
- Acoyapa
- Comalapa
- El Coral
- Juigalpa
- La Libertad
- San Francisco de Cuapa
- San Pedro de Lóvago
- Santo Domingo
- Santo Tomás
- Villa Sandino
References
- ^ a b "Caracteristicas del Departamento de Chontales". inide.gob.ni (in Spanish). CENAGRO. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
External links
- (in Spanish) Political map of Chontales
12°05′N 85°24′W / 12.083°N 85.400°W
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