Acoyapa is a town and a municipality in the Chontales Department of Nicaragua. Its name comes from the word "Acoyaph" which means "place from above".[1]
Acoyapa | |
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Municipality | |
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  Acoyapa Location in Nicaragua | |
| Coordinates: 11°58′7″N 85°10′19″W / 11.96861°N 85.17194°W | |
| Country |  Nicaragua |
| Department | Chontales Department |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 1,381.79 km2 (533.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 99.90 m (327.76 ft) |
| Population (2022 estimate)[2] | |
• Municipality | 20,412 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 10,363 |
Geography
editThe municipality is bordered by Juigalpa, San Pedro de Lóvago, and Santo Tomás municipalities to the north, by Villa Sandino and El Coral municipalities to the east, by El Almendro and Morrito municipalities to the south, and by Lake Nicaragua to the west. The municipal center is located 170 kilometres (110 mi) from the Nicaraguan capital Managua.[3]
Demographics
editAcoyapa has an estimated population of 20,412 inhabitants. 50.4% of them are females and 49.6% of them are males. About 50.8% of the population lives in an urban area.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Municipios - CHONTALES - INIFOM Instituto Nicaragüense de Fomento Municipal" (PDF). Instituto Nicaragüense de Fomento Municipal (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
- ^ a b "Acoyapa (Municipality, Nicaragua) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". City Population. 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "Municipios - GENERAL - INIFOM Instituto Nicaragüense de Fomento Municipal". Instituto Nicaragüense de Fomento Municipal (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
External links
edit11°58′N 85°10′W / 11.967°N 85.167°W
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