Managua [2] ( Spanish: Managua ) is one of the departments of Nicaragua .
| the department | |||||
| Managua | |||||
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| Spanish Managua | |||||
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| A country | Nicaragua | ||||
| Includes | 9 municipalities | ||||
| Adm. Centre | Managua | ||||
| History and Geography | |||||
| Square | 3465.1 km² (11th place ) | ||||
| Timezone | UTC − 6 | ||||
| The largest city | Managua | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 1 448 271 [1] people ( 2012 ) ( 1st place ) | ||||
| Density | 417.96 people / km² (2nd place) | ||||
| official languages | Spanish | ||||
| Digital identifiers | |||||
| ISO 3166-2 Code | Ni-mn | ||||
| FIPS Index | NU10 | ||||
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Geography
The department is located in the western part of the country, on the shores of Lake Managua . In the southwest it is washed by the waters of the Pacific Ocean . The area of the department is 3465.10 km². The population is 1,448,271 people [1] (2012 census). The population density is 417.96 people / km², which makes it the most populated department of Nicaragua after the department of Masai . The administrative center - the city of Managua - is also the capital of the country.
It borders in the north with the department of Matagalpa , in the west with the department of Leon , in the east with the departments of Caraso , Granada , Masaya and Boaco .
Municipalities
Administratively, the Department of Managua is divided into 9 municipalities:
- Villa Carlos Fonseca
- Managua
- Mateare
- San rafael del sur
- San francisco libre
- Ciudad sandino
- Tikuantepe
- Tipitapa
- El crusero
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Total population estimated at June 30, 2012 (Spanish) (unavailable link) . INIDE.gob.ni (June 30, 2012). Date of treatment January 27, 2013. Archived on May 2, 2013.
- ↑ Managua // Dictionary of geographical names of foreign countries / resp. ed. A.M. Komkov . - 3rd ed., Revised. and add. - M .: Nedra , 1986.- S. 214.