Chontales ( Spanish : Departamento de Chontales ) ( Spanish pronunciation: [tʃonˈtales] ) is a department in Nicaragua . It covers an area of 6,481 km and has a population of 191,856. The capital is Juigalpa . Some 90 kilometres (56 mi) of land overlooks Lake Cocibolca (Lake Nicaragua) on the western side. The department is livestock and fishing based, and is also a producer of apples.
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8-689: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Chontales Department The Chontales Department is situated in the central-southwest part of the country. It is bordered by the Boaco Department to the north, the Río San Juan Department to the south, the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region to the east and Lake Cocibolca to the west. Chontales geographically primarily consists of
12-473: Is mainly based around livestock. The estates along the shore of the lake and along the road to Rama contain many plains and wet pastures to accommodate for cattle herds. The department is also a major producer of apples, producing over 743,000 apples according to one census, representing 8% of all agricultural land in Nicaragua. Mining and fishing are also conducted in the department. The department contains
16-718: The slopes around Lake Cocibolca, the Serranía Chontaleña range and rolling hills that undulate towards the Caribbean plain. The Cuisalá , a tributary of the Mayales flows in the northwestern part of the department. The shoreline of Lake Cocibolca within the department is about 90 kilometres (56 mi), between the mouths of the Tecolostote and Oyate rivers. The department is divided administratively into 10 municipalities: The regional economy of Chontales
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