Managua Department

Managua
Departamento de Managua
Department
Country	Nicaragua

Capital	Managua

Area	3,672 km² (1,418 sq mi)

Population	1,380,300 (2005)

ISO 3166-2	NI-MN

Managua (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈnaɣwa]) is a department in Nicaragua. It covers an area of 3,672 km² and has a population of 1,380,300 (2005 census), making it the country's most populated department. The capital is the city of Managua, which is also the capital of Nicaragua. The department has two coastlines, on the Pacific Ocean and on Lake Managua, but does not border Lake Nicaragua.

Municipalities

Managua Department

Capital: Managua

Municipalities	Ciudad Sandino El Crucero Managua Mateare San Francisco Libre San Rafael del Sur Ticuantepe Tipitapa Villa El Carmen

Departments of Nicaragua

Boaco Carazo Chinandega Chontales Estelí Granada Jinotega León Madriz Managua Masaya Matagalpa Nueva Segovia Rivas Río San Juan North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region

Coordinates: 12°8′N 86°15′W / 12.133°N 86.250°W / 12.133; -86.250

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