Place:Chontales, Nicaragua

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NameChontales
TypeDepartment
Coordinates12.083°N 85.167°W
Located inNicaragua     (1949 - )
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Acoyapa
Comalapa
Juigalpa
La Libertad
Morrito
San Ubaldo
Santo Domingo
Santo Tomás
Villa Sandino
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Chontales is a department in Nicaragua. It covers an area of 6,481 km² and has a population of 191,856. The capital is Juigalpa. Some of land overlooks Lake Cocibolca (Lake Nicaragua) on the western side. The department is livestock and fishing based, and is also a producer of apples.

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