Department of Boaco
The department of Boaco (in Spanish: be Departamento de Boaco ) is one of the 15 departments Nicaragua. It is wide on: 4244 km ² and have a population of: 172500 hab. (estimate 2005). Its capital is Boaco.
History
The department was formed in 1938, by dismemberment partial of the department of Chontales.
Geography
The department is bordering:- in north, of the department of Matagalpa;
- in the east and south-east, of the department of Chontales;
- in south-west, of the department of Granada;
- in the west, of the department of Managua.
The department has moreover a frontage, in the south, on the Lac Nicaragua.
Municipalities
The department is subdivided into 6 municipalities: