San José de Bocay

San José de Bocay is a town and a municipality in the Jinotega department, Nicaragua.

San José de Bocay
Municipality
San José de Bocay
Location in Nicaragua
Coordinates: 13°32′N 85°32′W
Country Nicaragua
DepartmentJinotega
Area
 • Municipality1,540 sq mi (3,990 km2)
Population
 (2020 estimate)[1]
 • Municipality70,142
 • Density46/sq mi (18/km2)
 • Urban
12,542

With an area of 3,990.40 km², the municipality of San José de Bocay was 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.

International relations
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Nicaragua

Twin towns – Sister cities

Since 1989 San José de Bocay has had a sister-city relationship with Blacksburg, Virginia.[2]

References
  1. Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Nicaragua
  2. "Blacksburg-Bocay Sister City Program". Blacksburg-Bocay Sister City Committee. Retrieved December 9, 2021.


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