Camoapa is a municipality

Municipality

A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...

 in the Boaco

Boaco (department)

Boaco is a department in Nicaragua. It was formed in 1938 out of part of Chontales. It covers an area of 4,244 km² and has a population of 171,000 . The capital is the city of Boaco. Indigenous peoples are the Nuhuas and Sumos....

 department

Departments of Nicaragua

Nicaragua is a unitary republic, and for administrative purposes, it is divided into 15 departments and two self-governing regions based on the Spanish model:-Zelaya Department:...

 of Nicaragua

Nicaragua

Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...

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Camoapa city is the capital of the municipality. Though is a small town (founded on August 23, 1858). It was raised to the title of city on March 2, 1926 more than eighty years ago. Its population is 40,700 (2006, est.) and its territory extension 1,483.29 km² the area is about 540m above the sea level. Camoapa is located 114 km. from Managua

Managua

Managua is the capital city of Nicaragua as well as the department and municipality by the same name. It is the largest city in Nicaragua in terms of population and geographic size. Located on the southwestern shore of Lake Xolotlán or Lake Managua, the city was declared the national capital in...

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Its population is prominently rural 67% versus 33% living in urban area

Urban area

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The economy is based mainly on agriculture

Agriculture

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 and the cattle

Cattle

Cattle are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos primigenius...

 industry (cattle raising, trading and dairy). Camoapa is the largest cattle producing region in Nicaragua. Other local industry is leather handcrafting and the making of (sombreros de pita) hand weave hats.

Religion; The population is mostly Catholic

Catholic

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, but other Protestant religions are practiced as well.

Local holidays and festivities

One of the most important festivities is held on June 24 in honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. In addition, on October 4, it celebrates the biggest festivity in honor to its patron St. Francis of Assisi. Other festivities include La purisima (a national festivity). And the national Cattle fair celebrated in April.

Local entertainment includes bar scene, nightclubs (discothèques), rodeo

Rodeo

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s (bull riding) and cock fighting tournaments.

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