Chinandega (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃinanˈdeɣa]) is a department in Nicaragua, located on the border with Honduras. It covers an area of 4,822 km2 (1,862 sq mi) and has a population of 441,897 (2021 estimate). The indigenous inhabitants of Chinandega are the Chorotegas and the Nahuas, and was the location of the pre-Columbian Nahua kingdom of Teswatlan. The capital is the city of Chinandega.
Chinandega (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃinanˈdeɣa]) is a city and the departmental seat of Chinandega department in Nicaragua. It is also the administrative centre of the surrounding municipality of the same name. It is Nicaragua's 2nd most important city (economy) and 6th largest city, with a population of 115,067 (2022 estimate), and a total of 137,539 in the municipality. It is located about 134 kilometres (83 mi) northwest of Managua and about 72 kilometres (45 mi) southwest of El Guasaule, on the border with Honduras. Chinandega is situated about 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the Pacific Ocean.
Casita o Apastepe ("Atl" "agua", "pazco" "fil±rar", "tepetl" "cerro". "A-pas-tepetl" "cerro que filtra agua") es un volcán perteneciente a la cordillera de los Maribios, una cadena volcánica con 70 km de longitud, que se extiende de la costa norte del lago de Managua o Xolotlán hasta las cercanías de la ciudad de Chinandega. Desde noviembre de 1998