Madriz Department


Madriz is a department in Nicaragua. It covers an area of 1,708 km2 and has a population of 176,920. The capital is Somoto.
Madriz was created from Nueva [Segovia |Nueva Segovia] department in 1936, and named after President José Madriz.
The Madriz flag is extremely similar to the flag of France. It has the same proportions, but the blue and red are slightly different shades.

Municipalities

  1. Las Sabanas
  2. Palacagüina
  3. San [José de Cusmapa]
  4. San [Juan del Río Coco]
  5. San [Lucas, Nicaragua|San Lucas]
  6. Somoto
  7. Telpaneca
  8. Totogalpa
  9. Yalagüina