Chinandega (department)
Encyclopedia
Chinandega is a department
in Nicaragua
, located on the border with Honduras
. It covers an area of 4,926 km² and has a population of 441,300 (2005 census). The capital is the city of Chinandega
.
Largely agricultural, it produces rum
from sugar cane; other products are bananas, peanut
s, shrimps and salt
.
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:...
in 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...
, located on the border with Honduras
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
. It covers an area of 4,926 km² and has a population of 441,300 (2005 census). The capital is the city of Chinandega
Chinandega
Chinandega is a town and the departmental seat of Chinandega department in Nicaragua. It is also the administrative centre of the surrounding municipality of the same name. The city has a population of 121,793 inhabitants with 151,000 in the municipality...
.
Largely agricultural, it produces rum
Rum
Rum is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from sugarcane by-products such as molasses, or directly from sugarcane juice, by a process of fermentation and distillation. The distillate, a clear liquid, is then usually aged in oak barrels...
from sugar cane; other products are bananas, peanut
Peanut
The peanut, or groundnut , is a species in the legume or "bean" family , so it is not a nut. The peanut was probably first cultivated in the valleys of Peru. It is an annual herbaceous plant growing tall...
s, shrimps and salt
Salt
In chemistry, salts are ionic compounds that result from the neutralization reaction of an acid and a base. They are composed of cations and anions so that the product is electrically neutral...
.
Municipalities
- ChichigalpaChichigalpaChichigalpa is a town and municipality in the Chinandega Department of Nicaragua.-Pre-Columbian:It is presumed that Chichigalpa's first inhabitants arrived from the north. While their civilizations were not as advanced as those of the Aztecs and the Incans, they arrived at Chichigalpa due to a...
- Chinandega
- San Juan de Cinco PinosSan Juan de Cinco PinosSan Juan de Cinco Pinos is a municipality in the north of the Chinandega Department in Nicaragua, situated between San Pedro del Norte and Santo Tomás del Norte.The name is sometimes given as Cinco Pinos....
- CorintoCorinto, NicaraguaCorinto is a town of 17,000 on the northwest Pacific coast of Nicaragua in the province of Chinandega. The municipality was founded in 1863 and was named in honour of the Greek city of Corinth.- Economy :...
- El RealejoEl RealejoEl Realejo is a municipality in the Chinandega department of Nicaragua. The town of El Realejo was constructed in 1532, during the first years of Spanish colonization. During this period it served as Nicaragua's principal port, and remained so until the beginning of the 17th century, when pirate...
- El ViejoEl ViejoEl Viejo is a municipality in the Chinandega department of Nicaragua.El Viejo is a small city near the city of Chinandega, noted for its particular gastronomic specialties, which include rosquillas , cajetas , bollitos de leche , and a fruit particular to the region called the toncua, which is...
- Posoltega
- Puerto MorazánPuerto MorazánPuerto Morazán is a municipality in the Chinandega department of Nicaragua.Puerto Morazan is twinned with Bristol, UK-References:Notes...
- San Francisco del NorteSan Francisco del NorteSan Francisco del Norte is a municipality in the Chinandega department of Nicaragua....
- San Pedro del NorteSan Pedro del NorteSan Pedro del Norte is a municipality in the Chinandega department of Nicaragua....
- Santo Tomás del NorteSanto Tomás del NorteSanto Tomás del Norte is a municipality in the Chinandega department of Nicaragua.Santo Tomas is a small town surrounded by the Guasaule river. It divides Nicaragua and Honduras....
- SomotilloSomotilloSomotillo is a municipality in the Chinandega department of Nicaragua. According to the Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales , the municipality of Somotillo measures 724.71 km² and lies approximately 41 meters above sea level...
- Villa NuevaVilla Nueva, ChinandegaVilla Nueva is a municipality in the Chinandega department of Nicaragua....