Nueva Segovia Department

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Nueva Segovia Department is a mountainous administrative region in northern Nicaragua known for its coffee production, border location with Honduras, and historic role in the country’s independence struggles.

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Nueva Segovia Department canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf department of Nicaragua
bordersCountry Honduras
borderTypeWithHonduras land border
containsMountainRange Cordillera Dipilto y Jalapa
country Nicaragua
hasAgriculturalProduct beans
cattle
coffee
maize
tobacco
hasBorderTown Dipilto
Jalapa
hasCapital Ocotal
hasClimate mountainous subtropical climate
hasHistoricalRole area of resistance during the Sandino rebellion
center of guerrilla activity during Nicaraguan independence-related conflicts
hasHistoricalSite Ciudad Antigua
hasMajorCity Antigua Guatemala
surface form: Ciudad Antigua

Dipilto
El Jícaro
Jalapa
Macuelizo
Mozonte
Murra
Ocotal
Quilalí
Santa María
Somoto
Wiwilí de Nueva Segovia
hasNotableRiver Coco River NERFINISHED
Jalapa River NERFINISHED
hasPrimaryEconomicSector agriculture
historicalRegionName Las Segovias
isMountainous true
knownFor border trade with Honduras
coffee production
historic role in Nicaraguan independence struggles
tobacco production
language Spanish
locatedIn northern Nicaragua
locatedInRegion Central America
locatedOnContinent North America
partOf Region I (Las Segovias)
sharesHistoricalRegionWith Estelí Department
Madriz Department
timezone Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Standard Time
utcOffset −06:00

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Mogotón locatedIn Nueva Segovia Department