Posoltega, Nicaragua

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Municipality in Chinandega, Nicaragua

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.

## International relations

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Nicaragua

### Twin towns – Sister cities

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Posoltega is twinned with:

* Bloomington, Indiana

## References

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1. ^ "Google Maps".

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

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Chinandega Department

Capital: Chinandega

Municipalities|

* Chichigalpa
* Chinandega
* San Juan de Cinco Pinos
* Corinto
* El Realejo
* El Viejo
* Posoltega
* Puerto Morazán
* San Francisco del Norte
* San Pedro del Norte
* Santo Tomás del Norte
* Somotillo
* Villanueva

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