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Matagalpa

Departamento de Matagalpa
Department
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Matagalpa Department in Nicaragua.svg
Country Nicaragua
Capital Matagalpa
Area
 • Department 6,804 km2 (2,627 sq mi)
Population
 (2021 estimate)
 • Department 600,057
 • Density 88.192/km2 (228.416/sq mi)
 • Urban
247,508
ISO 3166-2 NI-MT

Matagalpa (Spanish pronunciation: [mataˈɣalpa]) is a department in central Nicaragua. It covers an area of 6,804 km2 and has a population of 600,057 (2021 est). The capital is the city of Matagalpa with a population of about 111,000.

Matagalpa is the second largest region of the country in population size, and the fifth in area (after the North Atlantic, the South Atlantic, Jinotega and Río San Juan).

Matagalpa is the most diversified region producing coffee, cattle, milk products, vegetables, wood, gold, flowers. Its extensive forests, rivers and geography are suited for ecotourism.

Municipalities

  1. Ciudad Darío
  2. Esquipulas
  3. Matagalpa
  4. Matiguas
  5. Muy Muy
  6. Rancho Grande
  7. Río Blanco
  8. San Dionisio
  9. San Isidro
  10. San Ramón
  11. Sébaco
  12. Terrabona
  13. Tuma-La Dalia

See also

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