Chinandega Department facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Chinandega
|
||
|---|---|---|
|
Department
|
||
|
||
Chinandega, department of Nicaragua
|
||
| Country | Nicaragua | |
| Capital | Chinandega | |
| Area | ||
| • Department | 4,822 km2 (1,862 sq mi) | |
| Population
(2021 estimate)
|
||
| • Department | 441,897 | |
| • Density | 91.642/km2 (237.351/sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 288,830 | |
| ISO 3166 code | NI-CI | |
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 441,897 (2021 estimate). The capital is the city of Chinandega.
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
- Chichigalpa
- Chinandega
- Corinto
- El Realejo
- El Viejo
- Posoltega
- Puerto Morazán
- San Francisco del Norte
- San Juan de Cinco Pinos
- San Pedro del Norte
- Santo Tomás del Norte
- Somotillo
- Villanueva
See also
In Spanish: Departamento de Chinandega para niños
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Chinandega Department Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.