Posoltega, Nicaragua

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Posoltega
Municipality
Posoltega Location in Nicaragua
Coordinates: 12°32′35″N 86°58′44″W / 12.54306°N 86.97889°W / 12.54306; -86.97889
Country	Nicaragua
Department	Chinandega
Area
• Municipality	58 sq mi (149 km2)
Population  (2005)
• Municipality	16,771
• Density	290/sq mi (110/km2)
• Urban	5,718

Posoltega (Spanish pronunciation: [posolˈteɣa]) is a municipality^{[citation needed]} in the Chinandega department of Nicaragua.^[1]

The town and surrounding area suffered severe damage from Hurricane Mitch in 1998.

Posoltega is twinned with:

12°33′N 86°59′W / 12.550°N 86.983°W / 12.550; -86.983

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