Chinandega Department

Chinandega
Departamento de Chinandega
Department
Country	Nicaragua
Capital	Chinandega
Area	4,926 km2 (1,902 sq mi)
Population	441,300 (2005)
ISO 3166-2	NI-CI

Chinandega (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃinanˈdeɣa]) 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

1. Chichigalpa
2. Chinandega
3. San Juan de Cinco Pinos
4. Corinto
5. El Realejo
6. El Viejo
7. Posoltega
8. Puerto Morazán
9. San Francisco del Norte
10. San Pedro del Norte
11. Santo Tomás del Norte
12. Somotillo
13. Villanueva

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°37′N 87°09′W / 12.617°N 87.150°W / 12.617; -87.150