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Masaya (department) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 12 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 12.0000 decimal degrees |
Long: 086 10 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -86.1667 decimal degrees |
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Note: SW Nicaragua; despite being smallest department in nation it has the highest population density; coffee is grown on slopes of Masaya Volcano; other crops include corn, tobacco, cotton, vegetables & flowers. |
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Masaya (preferred,C,V)
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Masaya, Departamento de (C,V)
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Masaya department (C,O,display)
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Departamento de Masaya (C,U,O)
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NU11 (C,U,FIPS)
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Masaya (department) (P) |
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