Acoyapa

Also known as Municipality of Acoyapa, Acoyapa Municipality, San Sebastián de Acoyapa

Acoyapa is a town and a municipality in the Chontales Department of Nicaragua. Its name comes from the word "Acoyaph" which means "place from above".

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Settlement.name: Acoyapa
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_flag: File:Flag of Acoyapa.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Nicaragua
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Nicaragua
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Chontales Department
Settlement.area_total_km2: 1381.79
Settlement.population_as_of: 2022 estimate
Settlement.population_total: 20412
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.population_urban: 10363
Settlement.elevation_m: 99.90

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Acoyapa is a town and a municipality in the Chontales Department of Nicaragua. Its name comes from the word "Acoyaph" which means "place from above".

== Geography == The municipality is bordered by Juigalpa, San Pedro de Lóvago, and Santo Tomás municipalities to the north, by Villa Sandino and El Coral municipalities to the east, by El Almendro and Morrito municipalities to the south, and by Lake Nicaragua to the west. The municipal center is located from the Nicaraguan capital Managua.

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