Chinandega
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Chinandega is the departmental seat of Chinandega department in Nicaragua. It is also the administrative centre of the surrounding municipality of Chinandega. It has a population of 133,700 inhabitants (2004). It is located about 80 miles (134 km) northwest of Managua and about 43 miles (72 km) southwest of El Guausaule, on the border with Honduras.
The region around Chinandega produces mostly agricultural product, particularly oils, flour, peanuts, shrimp, Ingenios Azucareros ("Sugar Factories") in Chichigalpa and El Viejo, and the production of liquors with an international reputation.
The weather is humid and hot because of the tropical climate. Chinandega is about 12 miles (20 kilometers) from the Pacific Ocean.
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