San José de Bocay

San José de Bocay is a town and a municipality in the Jinotega department, Nicaragua.

San José de Bocay
Municipality
San José de Bocay Location in Nicaragua
Coordinates: 13°32′N 85°32′W
Country	Nicaragua
Department	Jinotega
Area
• Municipality	1,540 sq mi (3,990 km2)
Population  (2022 estimate)[1]
• Municipality	74,589
• Density	48/sq mi (19/km2)
• Urban	14,017

With an area of 3,990.40 km², the municipality of San José de Bocay was officially created on March 13, 2002, as a result of the division of the El Cuá-Bocay municipality. As of 2006, San José de Bocay is the newest municipality in Nicaragua. San José de Bocay is located near the Rio Bocay river and is along the NN-66 road.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Nicaragua

Twin towns – Sister cities

Since 1989 San José de Bocay has had a sister-city relationship with Blacksburg, Virginia.^[2]

Blacksburg, Virginia

References

1. Citypopulation.de
2. "Blacksburg-Bocay Sister City Program". Blacksburg-Bocay Sister City Committee. Retrieved December 9, 2021.

13°32′N 85°32′W