Managua () is a
department in
Nicaragua
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. It covers an area of 3,465 km
2 and has a population of 1,559,774 (2021 estimate), making it the country's most populated department. The capital is the city of
Managua
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, which is also the capital of Nicaragua. The department has two coastlines, on the
Pacific Ocean
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and on
Lake Managua, but does not border
Lake Nicaragua.
Municipalities
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Ciudad Sandino
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El Crucero
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Managua
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Mateare
Mateare is a town and a municipality in the Managua department of Nicaragua. The municipality covers an area of 297 km2 and has an estimated population of 62,027.
History
Mateare, founded in 1898, is as old as the first cities founded by th ...
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San Francisco Libre
San Francisco Libre () is a municipality in the Managua department of Nicaragua.
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
San Francisco Libre is twinned with Reading
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San Rafael del Sur
San Rafael del Sur is a town and a municipality in the Managua department of Nicaragua
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Ticuantepe
Ticuantepe is a town and a municipality in the Managua department of Nicaragua with an estimated population of 38,520.
Etymology
Ticuantepe comes from the Nahuatl language of the first inhabitants of Nicaragua. ''Ticuane'', which means fierce or ...
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Tipitapa
Tipitapa is a city and municipality in the Managua department of western Nicaragua. The area is located between Lake Managua and Lake Nicaragua.
History
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Villa Carlos Fonseca
References
Departments of Nicaragua
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