Rivas Department

Rivas (Spanish pronunciation:) is a department of the Republic of Nicaragua. It covers an area of 2,162 km (835 sq mi) and has a population of 183,611 (2021 estimate). The department's capital is the city of Rivas. The indigenous inhabitants of Rivas are the Nicarao, and was the location of the pre-ColumbianNahua chiefdoms of Kwawkapolkan and Kakawatan.