Boaco [2] ( Spanish: Boaco ) is one of the departments of Nicaragua .
| the department | |||||
| Boaco | |||||
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| Spanish Boaco | |||||
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| A country | Nicaragua | ||||
| Includes | 6 municipalities | ||||
| Adm. center | Boaco | ||||
| History and Geography | |||||
| Date of formation | 1938 year | ||||
| Area | 4176.68 km² (9th place ) | ||||
| Timezone | UTC − 6 | ||||
| The largest city | Boaco | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 174,682 [1] people ( 2012 ) ( 14th place ) | ||||
| Density | 41.82 people / km² (13th place) | ||||
| official languages | Spanish | ||||
| Digital identifiers | |||||
| ISO 3166-2 Code | Ni-bo | ||||
| FIPS Index | NU01 | ||||
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Content
- 1 Geography
- 2 History
- 3 Municipalities
- 4 notes
Geography
The department is located in central Nicaragua, on the eastern shore of Lake Nicaragua . The area of the department is 4176.68 km². The population is 174,682 people [1] (2012 census). The population density is 41.82 people / km². The administrative center is the city of Boaco .
It borders in the north with the department of Matagalpa , in the west with the departments of Managua and Granada , in the south with the department of Chontales , in the north-east with the South Atlantic region .
History
It was formed in 1938 from part of the Chontales department.
Municipalities
Administratively, the Boaco Department is divided into 6 municipalities:
- Boaco
- Kamoapa
- San lorenzo
- San jose de los remates
- Santa lucia
- Teustepe
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.
- ↑ Boaco // Dictionary of geographical names of foreign countries / ed. ed. A.M. Komkov . - 3rd ed., Revised. and add. - M .: Nedra , 1986.- S. 52.