San José de Bocay is a town and a municipality in the Jinotega department, Nicaragua.
San José de Bocay | |
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Municipality | |
  San José de Bocay Location in Nicaragua | |
| Coordinates: 13°32′N 85°32′W / 13.533°N 85.533°W | |
| Country |  Nicaragua |
| Department | Jinotega |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 1,540 sq mi (3,990 km2) |
| Population (2022 estimate)[1] | |
| • Municipality | 74,589 |
| • Density | 48/sq mi (19/km2) |
| • Urban | 14,017 |
With an area of 3,990.40 km2, the municipality of San José de Bocay was officially created on March 13, 2002, as a result of the division of the El Cuá-Bocay municipality. As of 2006, San José de Bocay is the newest municipality in Nicaragua. San José de Bocay is located near the Rio Bocay river and is along the NN-66 road.
International relations
editTwin towns – Sister cities
editSince 1989 San José de Bocay has had a sister-city relationship with Blacksburg, Virginia.[2]
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References
edit- ^ Citypopulation.de
- ^ "Blacksburg-Bocay Sister City Program". Blacksburg-Bocay Sister City Committee. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
13°32′N 85°32′W / 13.533°N 85.533°W
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