Chontales Department

Summary

Chontales Department is a department of Nicaragua^[1]. It draws 494 Wikipedia views per month (department_of_nicaragua category, ranking #2 of 15).^[2]

Key Facts

• Chontales Department is located in Nicaragua^[3].
• Chontales Department is in the country of Nicaragua^[4].
• Chontales Department's instance of is recorded as department of Nicaragua^[5].
• Chontales Department's capital is recorded as Juigalpa^[6].
• Chontales Department's shares border with is recorded as Boaco Department^[7].
• Chontales Department's shares border with is recorded as South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region^[8].
• Chontales Department's shares border with is recorded as Río San Juan Department^[9].
• Chontales Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Acoyapa^[10].
• Chontales Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Comalapa^[11].
• Chontales Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as El Coral^[12].
• Chontales Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Juigalpa^[13].
• Chontales Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as La Libertad^[14].
• Chontales Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as San Francisco de Cuapa^[15].
• Chontales Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as San Pedro de Lóvago^[16].
• Chontales Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Santo Domingo^[17].
• Chontales Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Santo Tomás^[18].
• Chontales Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Villa Sandino^[19].
• Chontales Department's Commons category is recorded as Chontales Department^[20].
• Chontales Department's licence plate code is recorded as CO^[21].
• Chontales Department's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−06:00^[22].
• 1858 marks the founding of Chontales Department^[23].
• Chontales Department's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 12.106061111111112, 'longitude': -85.36520833333333}^[24].
• Chontales Department's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chontales Department^[25].
• Chontales Department has a population of {'amount': '+26214'}^[26].
• Chontales Department has a population of {'amount': '+35825'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Chontales Department is in the country of Nicaragua^[4]. It is located in Nicaragua^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Chontales Department covers an area of {'amount': '+6481'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+26214'}^[26], {'amount': '+35825'}^[27], {'amount': '+38831'}^[29], {'amount': '+50529'}^[30], {'amount': '+75575'}^[31], and {'amount': '+68802'}^[32].

Designation and Status

Chontales Department's instance of is recorded as department of Nicaragua^[5].

History and Context

1858 marks the founding of Chontales Department^[23].

Why It Matters

Chontales Department draws 494 Wikipedia views per month (department_of_nicaragua category, ranking #2 of 15).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]