Boaco Department

Boaco

Departamento de Boaco

Department

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Country

Nicaragua

Capital

Boaco

Area

4,244 km² (1,639 sq mi)

Population

171,000 (2006)

ISO 3166-2

NI-BO

Boaco is a department in Nicaragua. It was formed in 1938 out of part of Chontales Department. It covers an area of 4,244 km² and has a population of 171,000 (2006, est.). The capital is the city of Boaco. Indigenous peoples are the Nuhuas and Sumos.

Municipalities

Boaco
Camoapa
San José de los Remates
San Lorenzo
Santa Lucía
Teustepe

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°28′N 85°40′W / 12.467°N 85.667°W / 12.467; -85.667

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