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Key facts
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Capital
- León
- Total
- 5,138 km (1,984 sq mi)
- Density
- 83.08/km (215.2/sq mi)
- Iso 3166 2
- NI-LE
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Encyclopedic overview
León ( Spanish pronunciation: [leˈon]) is a department in Nicaragua. It covers an area of 5,138 km (1,984 sq mi) and has a population of 426,850 (2023 estimate). The capital is the city of León. There are several volcanoes in the department, including the Momotombo and Cerro Negro.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “León Department” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.