Managua (department)
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Managua is a department
in Nicaragua
. It covers an area of 3,672 km² and has a population of 1,380,300 (2005 census). The capital is the city of Managua
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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...
. It covers an area of 3,672 km² and has a population of 1,380,300 (2005 census). The capital is the city of 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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Municipalities
- Ciudad SandinoCiudad SandinoCiudad Sandino is a municipality in the Managua department of Nicaragua. It has an estimated population of 74,238. -References:...
- El CruceroEl CruceroEl Crucero is a municipality in the Managua department of Nicaragua....
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- MateareMateareMateare is a municipality in the Managua department of Nicaragua. Mateare is 328 km² and has an estimated population of 27,000.-History:Mateare, founded in 1898, is as old as the first cities founded by the Spanish in the late 19th century. In 1955 the city of Mateare suffered earthquakes that...
- San Francisco LibreSan Francisco LibreSan Francisco Libre is a municipality in the Managua department of Nicaragua. It is twinned with Reading ....
- San Rafael del SurSan Rafael del SurSan Rafael del Sur is a municipality in the Managua department of Nicaragua.-Twin towns: Berlin Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Germany...
- TicuantepeTicuantepeTicuantepe is a municipality in the Managua department of Nicaragua.-Etymology:Ticuantepe comes from the Nahuatl language of the first inhabitants of Nicaragua...
- TipitapaTipitapaTipitapa is a municipality in the Managua department of Nicaragua.- History :Tipitapa has its origin in a settlement whose first settlers were the Chorotegas who populated the center of Nicaragua and especially the location between two lakes. Over time Chorotegas were divided into two rival gangs,...
- Villa Carlos FonsecaVilla Carlos FonsecaVilla Carlos Fonseca is a municipality in the Managua department of Nicaragua. Its sister city is Moscow, Idaho.Villa Carlos Fonseca A Google satellite maphttp://www.maplandia.com/nicaragua/managua/villa-carlos-fonseca-a...