Boaco () is a department in

Nicaragua Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the geographically largest Sovereign state, country in Central America, comprising . With a population of 7,142,529 as of 2024, it is the third-most populous country in Central America aft ...

. It was formed in 1938 out of part of

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 ...

. It covers an area of and has a population of 186,284 (2021 estimate). The capital is the city of

Boaco Boaco () is the capital city and a municipality of the Boaco Department of Nicaragua. The municipality of Boaco has a population of 63,422 (2022 est.) and an area of 1,087 km2 (26% of the Boaco Department) while the department (state) is 4,1 ...

Indigenous peoples There is no generally accepted definition of Indigenous peoples, although in the 21st century the focus has been on self-identification, cultural difference from other groups in a state, a special relationship with their traditional territ ...

are the ''

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'' and '' Sumos''.

Municipalities

# Camoapa # San José de los Remates # San Lorenzo # Santa Lucía # Teustepe

References

Departments of Nicaragua States and territories established in 1938 {{Nicaragua-geo-stub