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Acoyapa
Municipality
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Acoyapa is located in Nicaragua
Acoyapa
Acoyapa
Location in Nicaragua
Country  Nicaragua
Department Chontales Department
Area
 • Municipality 1,381.79 km2 (533.51 sq mi)
Elevation
99.90 m (327.76 ft)
Population
 (2022 estimate)
 • Municipality 20,412
 • Density 14.7721/km2 (38.2597/sq mi)
 • Urban
10,363

Acoyapa is a town and a municipality in the Chontales Department of Nicaragua. Its name comes from the word "Acoyaph" which means "place from above".

Geography

The municipality is bordered by Juigalpa, San Pedro de Lóvago, and Santo Tomás municipalities to the north, by Villa Sandino and El Coral municipalities to the east, by El Almendro and Morrito municipalities to the south, and by Lake Nicaragua to the west. The municipal center is located 170 kilometres (110 mi) from the Nicaraguan capital Managua.

Demographics

Acoyapa has an estimated population of 20,412 inhabitants. 50.4% of them are females and 49.6% of them are males. About 50.8% of the population lives in an urban area.

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