Chontales Department
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For other uses, see Chontal (disambiguation).
Chontales (Spanish: Departamento de Chontales) (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃonˈtales]) is a department in Nicaragua. It covers an area of 6,481 km2 and has a population of 191,856. The capital is Juigalpa. Some 90 kilometres (56 mi) of land overlooks Lake Cocibolca (Lake Nicaragua) on the western side. The department is livestock and fishing based, and is also a producer of apples.
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Chontales | |
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Department | |
Country | Nicaragua |
Capital | Juigalpa |
Area | |
• Department | 6,481 km2 (2,502 sq mi) |
Population (2021 estimate)[1] | |
• Department | 191,856 |
• Density | 30/km2 (77/sq mi) |
• Urban | 118,625 |
ISO 3166-2 | NI-CO |
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