Matagalpa (Spanish pronunciation: [mataˈɣalpa]) is a department in central Nicaragua. It covers an area of 6,804 km2 and has a population of 600,057 (2021 est).[1] The capital is the city of Matagalpa with a population of about 111,000.
Matagalpa
Departamento de Matagalpa
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| Country | Nicaragua |
| Capital | Matagalpa |
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| • Department | 6,804 km2 (2,627 sq mi) |
| Population
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| • Department | 600,057 |
| • Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 247,508 |
| ISO 3166-2 | NI-MT |
Matagalpa is the second largest region of the country in population size, and the fifth in area (after the North Atlantic, the South Atlantic, Jinotega and Río San Juan).
Matagalpa is the most diversified region producing coffee, cattle, milk products, vegetables, wood, gold, flowers. Its extensive forests, rivers and geography are suited for ecotourism.
Although the Cacaopera people constitute the majority of the indigenous inhabitants in Matagalpa, the Nahua people inhabit the Sebaco valley, one of the most fertile areas in Nicaragua.[2]
12°55′N 85°55′W / 12.917°N 85.917°W / 12.917; -85.917
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