Matiguás

Also known as Municipality of Matiguás, Matiguás Municipality

Matiguás () is a town and a municipality in the Matagalpa department of Nicaragua. It is also the twin city of Saarlouis in Germany. It is located 249 kilometres from Managua, and 75 kilometres from Matagalpa City, the department capital.

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Settlement.name: Matiguás
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
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: Matagalpa
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.area_total_km2: 1532
Settlement.population_as_of: 2022 estimate
Settlement.population_total: 54279
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.population_urban: 16465
Settlement.blank_name: Climate
Settlement.blank_info: Aw

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Instance of: municipality of Nicaragua
Country: Nicaragua
Located in: Matagalpa Department
Population: 41127
Area: 1532
Elevation: 300
Time zone: UTC−06:00

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twinned administrative body: Saarlouis
postal code: 63100
Commons category: Matiguás

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It was established as a town in 1920, and was promoted to the category of city in 1999. It is the largest municipality of the department, and it is also one of the top milk producing regions in the country, along with the municipalities of Muy Muy, Río Blanco, and Paiwas.

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