Chontales Department

Chontales is a department in Nicaragua located on Lake Nicaragua.

The capital of Chontales is Juigalpa. The department has an area of ​​6378 km ² and a total population of around 186,000 inhabitants ( 2006 calculation ) what / corresponds to a population density of about 29 inhabitants km ².

Chontales is dominated by agriculture - main products are rubber, precious wood, rice and citrus fruits.

The department Chontales is in turn divided into 10 municipios:

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