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Nicaragua - Subdivisions

Departments and Autonomous Regions
Municipalities
Corn Islands

See also:

Departments

Nicaragua got 15 departements (departamentos):

- Boaco
- Carazo
- Chinandega
- Chontales
- Estelí
- Granada
- Jinotega
- León
- Madriz
- Managua
- Masaya
- Matagalpa
- Nueva Segovia
- Rio San Juan
- Rivas

Nicaragua also got 2 Autonomous Regions (regiones autonomistas)

- Atlántico Norte
- Atlántico Sur

Pascal Gross, 16 October 2000

Municipalities

Acopaya (Chontales)
Altagracia (Rivas)
Bluefields (Atlantico Sur)
Boaco (Boaco)
Bonanza (Atlantico Norte)
Buenos Aires (Rivas)
Camoapa (Boaco)
Chinandega (Chinandega)
Cinco Pinos (Chinandega)
Ciudad Dario (Matagalpa)
Ciudad Sandino (Mangua)
Condega (Estelí)
Corinto (Chinandega)
Diriamba (Carazo)
El Castillo (Rio San Juan)
Estelí (Estelí)
Granada (Granada)
Jicaral (León)
Jinotega (Jinotega)
Jinotepe (Carazo)
Juigalpa (Chontales)
Lareynaga (León)
La Trinidad (Estelí)
León (León)
Mangua (Mangua)
Masaya (Masaya)
Matagalpa (Matagalpa)
Matiguas (Matagalpa)
Moyogalpa (Rivas)
Nueva Segovia (Nueva Segovia)
Ocotal (Nueva Segovia)
Potosi (Rivas)
Pueblo Nuevo (Estelí)
Puerto Cabezas (Atlantico Norte)
Rama (Atlantico Sur)
Rivas (Rivas)
San Carlos (Rio San Juan)
San Isidro (Matagalpa)
San Jorge (Rivas)
San Juan de Limay (Estelí)
San Marcos (Carazo)
San Nicolás (Estelí)
San Rafael (Mangua)
San Ramón (Matagalpa)
Santa Lucia (Boaco)
Sebaco (Matagalpa)
Somoto (Madriz)
Teustepe (Boaco)
Tipitapa (Mangua)
Villa Sandino (Chontales)

The Corn Islands were originally leased on August 5, 1914 by the United States on August 5, 1914. The islands were under US laws and admistration (hence the Interior Department's inclusion of them in the territory listing). The lease was mutually terminated on April 25, 1971.
Phil Nelson , 27 April 2000