Matagalpa Department

department in central Nicaragua
AdministrativeArea department_of_nicaragua Q728099
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Matagalpa Department

Summary

Matagalpa Department is a department of Nicaragua[1]. It draws 57 Wikipedia views per month (department_of_nicaragua category, ranking #3 of 15).[2]

Key Facts

  • Matagalpa Department is located in Nicaragua[3].
  • Matagalpa Department is in the country of Nicaragua[4].
  • Matagalpa Department's instance of is recorded as department of Nicaragua[5].
  • Matagalpa Department's capital is recorded as Matagalpa City[6].
  • Matagalpa Department's shares border with is recorded as Estelí Department[7].
  • Matagalpa Department's shares border with is recorded as Jinotega Department[8].
  • Matagalpa Department's shares border with is recorded as North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region[9].
  • Matagalpa Department's shares border with is recorded as South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region[10].
  • Matagalpa Department's shares border with is recorded as Boaco Department[11].
  • Matagalpa Department's shares border with is recorded as Managua Department[12].
  • Matagalpa Department's shares border with is recorded as León Department[13].
  • Matagalpa Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ciudad Darío[14].
  • Matagalpa Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Esquipulas[15].
  • Matagalpa Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Matagalpa[16].
  • Matagalpa Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Matiguás[17].
  • Matagalpa Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Muy Muy[18].
  • Matagalpa Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Rancho Grande[19].
  • Matagalpa Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Río Blanco[20].
  • Matagalpa Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as San Dionisio[21].
  • Matagalpa Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as San Isidro[22].
  • Matagalpa Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as San Ramón[23].
  • Matagalpa Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sébaco[24].
  • Matagalpa Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Terrabona[25].
  • Matagalpa Department's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Tuma-La Dalia[26].
  • Matagalpa Department's Commons category is recorded as Matagalpa Department[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Matagalpa Department covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+6804'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+44290'}[29], {'amount': '+78226'}[30], {'amount': '+111201'}[31], {'amount': '+135401'}[32], {'amount': '+176465'}[33], and {'amount': '+168139'}[34].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1858 marks the founding of Matagalpa Department[35].

Why It Matters

Matagalpa Department draws 57 Wikipedia views per month (department_of_nicaragua category, ranking #3 of 15).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Q141639994. Retrieved . investuramerica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . 1906 Nicaraguan census. wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . 1920 Nicaraguan census. wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . 1940 Nicaraguan census. wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . 1950 Nicaraguan census. wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . 1963 Nicaraguan census. wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . 1971 Nicaraguan census. wikidata.org.
  33. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 22h ago · Miluethi · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Matagalpa, Matagalpa City, Matagalpa
    Capital → Matagalpa City
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57744|batch #57744]]"
  2. 23h ago · Miluethi · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Nicaragua
    Category for people who died here → Q65641701
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Matagalpa Department
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 12.92836111111111, 'lon': -85.91844722222223}
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57707|batch #57707]]: Nicaragua Capital Of update"
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