Chontales, Nicaragua
Facts and figures on Chontales at a glance
Region name: Chontales (Departamento de Chontales)Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 182,000 people
Country: Nicaragua
Continent: North America
The regional headquarters of Chontales (Departamento de Chontales) is located in the regional capital Juigalpa (Juigalpa) with a population of 54,731 people.
The distance as the crow flies from Chontales's regional capital Juigalpa to Nicaragua's capital Managua (Managua) is approximately 96 km (60 mi).
| Region | Population | Regional capital | Population |
| Chontales Departamento de Chontales | 182,000 people | Juigalpa Juigalpa | 54,731 people |
Compare with other regions in Nicaragua.
Map of Chontales
Information on Chontales
| Region name | Regional capital | Subregions | Country | Continent |
| Chontales Departamento de Chontales | Juigalpa Juigalpa | 10 | Nicaragua | North America |
Time in Chontales
| Current time | Summer time (DST) | Standard time | Current timezone offset | Timezone |
| Wed, 29 Mar 2023 - 10:58pm | No | Wed, 29 Mar 2023 - 10:58pm | UTC -6.0 | America/Managua |
Geographic coordinates of Chontales
| Position | Latitude (width) | Longitude (length) |
| Show on map | 12°04'60.0"N (12.0833300°) | 85°10'00.0"W (-85.1666700°) |
Subregions in Chontales
There are 10 administrative subregions in Chontales.| Region | No | Population | Regional capital | Capital population |
| El Coral El Coral | 1. | - | - | - |
| Municipio de Acoyapa Municipio de Acoyapa | 2. | - | - | - |
| Municipio de Comalapa Municipio de Comalapa | 3. | - | - | - |
| Municipio de Juigalpa Municipio de Juigalpa | 4. | - | - | - |
| Municipio de La Libertad Municipio de La Libertad | 5. | - | - | - |
| Municipio de San Francisco de Cuapa Municipio de San Francisco de Cuapa | 6. | - | - | - |
| Municipio de San Pedro de Lovago Municipio de San Pedro de Lóvago | 7. | - | - | - |
| Municipio de Santo Domingo Municipio de Santo Domingo | 8. | - | - | - |
| Municipio de Santo Tomas Municipio de Santo Tomás | 9. | - | - | - |
| Municipio de Villa Sandino Municipio de Villa Sandino | 10. | - | - | - |