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Juigalpa

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Also known as Municipality of Juigalpa, Juigalpa Municipality

municipality in Chontales Department, Nicaragua

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Place details

Locality
Juigalpa
Region
Chontales
Country
Nicaragua
Population
50,000

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Key facts

Country
Nicaragua
Department
Chontales
Founded
April 24, 1668
Elect mayor 2008
Augusto Ayala Calero (PLC)
Municipality
727 km (281 sq mi)
Elevation
116.85 m (383.4 ft)
Density
84.5/km (219/sq mi)
Urban
53,798
Time zone
UTCGMT-6

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Encyclopedic overview

Juigalpa ( Spanish pronunciation: [xwiˈɣalpa]) is the municipal seat of Juigalpa Municipality and the capital city of the Chontales Department of Nicaragua. It is located within the municipality of Juigalpa, approximately 140 km east of Managua on Carretera Rama, in the central region of Nicaragua.

Juigalpa Municipality has a population of 61,411 and extends for 727 km², with a population density of 84/km² (2022 estimate).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Juigalpa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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