Nueva Segovia Department

Nueva Segovia
Department
CountryNicaragua
CapitalOcotal
Area
 • Department
3,491 km2 (1,348 sq mi)
Population
 (2021 estimate)[1]
 • Department
275,291
 • Density79/km2 (200/sq mi)
 • Urban
131,619
ISO 3166-2NI-NS

Nueva Segovia (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈnweβa seˈɣoβja]) is a department in Nicaragua. It covers an area of 3,491 km2 and has a population of 275,291 (2021 estimate). Nueva Segovia is also home to the indigenous Chorotegas and Nahuas.[2][3] The capital is Ocotal.

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of departments in Nicaragua
  2. ^ Álvarez, 2007
  3. ^ "Nicaraguan Anthropology".

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