Boaco | |
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Municipality | |
 View of Boaco at night | |
 Flag  Seal | |
  Boaco Location in Nicaragua | |
| Coordinates: 12°28′N 85°40′W / 12.467°N 85.667°W | |
| Country |  Nicaragua |
| Department | Boaco Department |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 1,087 km2 (420 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 estimate)[1] | |
| • Municipality | 63,422 |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 26,209 |
Boaco (Spanish pronunciation: [boˈa.ko]) is the capital city and a municipality of the Boaco Department of Nicaragua. The municipality of Boaco has a population of 63,422 (2022 est.) and an area of 1,087 km2 (26% of the Boaco Department) while the department (state) is 4,177 km2.
The city of Boaco, with a population of 26,209 (2022 estimate), is located in the mountains 88 km. east of Managua. Boaco is called "Ciudad de Dos Pisos" (The Two-Storey City), nicknamed by Dr. Armando Incer Barquero. The city's only two flat places are El Parque (Park) and the baseball field.
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of Boaco municipality