Chinandega (department)
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Chinandega is a department in Nicaragua, located on the border with Honduras. It covers an area of 4,926 km² and has a population of 441,300 (2005 census). The capital is the city of Chinandega.
Largely agricultural, it produces rum from sugar cane; other products are bananas, peanuts, shrimps and salt.
Municipalities
- Chichigalpa
- Chinandega
- Cinco Pinos
- Corinto
- El Realejo
- El Viejo
- Posoltega
- Puerto Morazán
- San Francisco del Norte
- San Pedro del Norte
- Santo Tomás del Norte
- Somotillo
- Villa Nueva
| Departments of Nicaragua |
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| Boaco | Carazo | Chinandega | Chontales | Estelí | Granada | Jinotega | León | Madriz | Managua | Masaya | Matagalpa | Nueva Segovia | Rivas | Río San Juan | Zelaya | Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte | Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur |
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