Chinandega Department


Chinandega (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃinanˈdeɣa]) is a department in Nicaragua, located on the border with Honduras. It covers an area of 4,822 km² and has a population of 437,888 (2019 estimate). The capital is the city of Chinandega.

Chinandega
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Chinandega, department of Nicaragua
CountryNicaragua
CapitalChinandega
Area
  Department4,822 km2 (1,862 sq mi)
Population
 (2019 estimate)[1]
  Department437,888
  Density91/km2 (240/sq mi)
  Urban
282,708
ISO 3166 codeNI-CI

Largely agricultural, it produces rum from sugar cane; other products are bananas, peanuts, shrimp and salt.

The port of Corinto, in Chinandega, is the most important in Western Nicaragua.

Municipalities

References

  1. Citypopulation.de Population of departments in Nicaragua

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