Chinandega Department

Chinandega (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃinanˈdeɣa]) is a department in Nicaragua, located on the border with Honduras. It covers an area of 4,822 km² (1,862 sq mi) 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 Departamento de Chinandega
Department
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Location within 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.

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