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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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Matiguás
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Municipality
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Nicaragua
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right
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250
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Location in Nicaragua
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Country
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Department
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Matagalpa
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Imperial
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1532
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2022 estimate
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54279
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auto
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16465
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Climate
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Aw

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Population
41127
Area
1532
Elevation
300
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postal code
63100
Commons category
Matiguás
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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.

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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