Boaco () is a department in

Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest Sovereign state, country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean Sea, Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to ...

. It was formed in 1938 out of part of

Chontales Department Chontales ( es, Departamento de Chontales) () is a department in Nicaragua. It covers an area of 6,481 km² and has a population of 191,856. The capital is Juigalpa. Some of land overlooks Lake Cocibolca (Lake Nicaragua) on the western ...

. It covers an area of 4,177 km² and has a population of 186,284 (2021 estimate). The capital is the city of Boaco.

Indigenous peoples Indigenous peoples are culturally distinct ethnic groups whose members are directly descended from the earliest known inhabitants of a particular geographic region and, to some extent, maintain the language and culture of those original people ...

are the '' Nahuas'' and '' Sumos''.

Municipalities

# Boaco # Camoapa #

San José de los Remates San José de los Remates is a municipality in the Boaco department of Nicaragua. It has a population of 9,600 (2006, est.) and an extension of 280.46 km². The economy is based mainly on agricultural and agropecuarian activities. The capital ...

# San Lorenzo # Santa Lucía #

Teustepe Teustepe is a municipality in the Boaco department of Nicaragua. It has a population of 26,800 (2006, est.) and an extension of 645.73 km2. The capital is the town of Teustepe, 94 km. from Managua with a population of 3,500 (2006, est.). ...

References

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