Madriz () is a department in

Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the cou ...

. It covers an area of 1,708 km² and has a population of 176,920 (2021 estimate). The capital is

Somoto Somoto () is a city and a municipality located in the hills of northern Nicaragua, and capital of the department of Madriz. It is around 20 km (12 miles) south-west of Ocotal and 51 km (32 miles) north-west of Estelí. It sits on the ...

. Madriz was created from Nueva Segovia department in August 1936, and named after President

José Madriz José Madriz Rodríguez (21 July 1867 – 14 May 1911) was the President of Nicaragua from 21 December 1909 to 20 August 1910. Madriz was born on 21 July 1867, in León, Nicaragua. After President José Santos Zelaya resigned on December 21, 19 ...

Municipalities

Las Sabanas Las Sabanas is a municipality in the Madriz department of Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa ...

Palacagüina Palacagüina () is a municipality in the Madriz department of Nicaragua. Palacagüina is a small town; the name comes from the Nahuatl Nahuatl (; ), Aztec, or Mexicano is a language or, by some definitions, a group of languages of the Uto ...

San José de Cusmapa San José de Cusmapa is a municipality in the Madriz department of Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east ...

San Juan del Río Coco San Juan del Río Coco is a town and a municipality in the Madriz department of Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean ...

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Totogalpa Totogalpa () is a municipality in the Madriz department of Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa ...

Yalagüina Yalagüina () is a municipality in the Madriz department of Nicaragua. Geography The municipal limits reach Totogalpa in the North, and Pueblo Nuevo to the South. Bordering to the East is Palacagüina and to the West is Somoto. Yalagüina ...

External links

Portal del Norte de Nicaragua

References

Departments of Nicaragua States and territories established in 1936 1936 establishments in Nicaragua {{Nicaragua-geo-stub