Acoyapa

Acoyapa
Municipality
Flag of Acoyapa
Acoyapa is located in Nicaragua
Acoyapa
Acoyapa
Location in Nicaragua
Coordinates: 11°58′7″N 85°10′19″W / 11.96861°N 85.17194°W / 11.96861; -85.17194
Country Nicaragua
DepartmentChontales Department
Area
 • Municipality1,381.79 km2 (533.51 sq mi)
Elevation99.90 m (327.76 ft)
Population
 (2022 estimate)[2]
 • Municipality20,412
 • Density15/km2 (38/sq mi)
 • Urban
10,363

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]

  1. ^ 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.
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