Santa Teresa is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the Carazo department of

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. It contains 42 communities. Olympic middle-distance runner Edgar Cortez was born in Santa Teresa.

External links

Official Municipio de Santa Teresa website
{{Carazo Department Municipalities of the Carazo Department