Acoyapa is a town and a

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in the

Chontales Department Chontales () () is a Departments of Nicaragua, department in Nicaragua. It covers an area of and has a population of 191,856. The capital is Juigalpa. Some of land overlooks Lake Cocibolca (Lake Nicaragua) on the western side. The department i ...

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. Its name comes from the word "Acoyaph" which means "place from above".

Geography

The municipality is bordered by Juigalpa,

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, and Santo Tomás municipalities to the north, by

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and

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municipalities to the east, by

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and

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municipalities to the south, and by

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to the west. The municipal center is located from the Nicaraguan capital

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Demographics

Acoyapa has an estimated population of 20,412 inhabitants. 50.4% of them are females and 49.6% of them are males. About 50.8% of the population lives in an urban area.

References

External links

Acoyapa official site in Spanish
Municipalities of the Chontales Department {{Nicaragua-geo-stub