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Department in Nicaragua
Masaya
Departamento de Masaya
Department
Flag
Coat of arms
Country
Nicaragua
Capital
Masaya
Area
• Department
611 km2 (236 sq mi)
Population
(2021 estimate)[1]
• Department
397,632
• Density
650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
• Urban
238,345
ISO 3166-2
NI-MS
Masaya (Spanish pronunciation:[maˈsaʝa]) is a department in Nicaragua. It is the country's smallest department by area (611 km2) and has a population of 397,632 (2021 estimate). The capital is the city of Masaya. It is famous among Nicaraguan people for its nickname, "La Cuna Del Folklore" which translates to (The Cradle of Folklore). It is also the site of the Masaya Volcano, an active 635m volcano which last erupted in 2016. The Indigenous inhabitants of Masaya are the Nahuas and the Chorotegas, the Nahuas dominate the cultivation and production of cocoa beans in the municipality of Masatepe.[2][3][4]
^Citypopulation.de Population of departments in Nicaragua
^"Preparation of a hygiene plan for the Nicaraos microenterprise cocoa industry in the department of Masaya".
^"Nicaragua National Report" (PDF).
^Carmack, Robert (2017). The Indigenous People of Mesoamerica and Central America. Lexington Books. pp. 81–83. ISBN 9781498558976.
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