Chinandega Department
Department of Nicaragua From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 indigenous inhabitants of Chinandega are the Chorotegas and the Nahuas, and was the location of the pre-Columbian Nahua kingdom of Teswatlan.[2][3][4] The capital is the city of Chinandega.
Chinandega | |
|---|---|
 Chinandega, department of Nicaragua | |
| Country | Nicaragua |
| Capital | Chinandega |
| Area | |
| • Department | 4,822 km2 (1,862 sq mi) |
| Population (2021 estimate)[1] | |
| • Department | 441,897 |
| • Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 288,830 |
| ISO 3166 code | NI-CI |
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.
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