Boaco

Boaco
Municipality
View of Boaco at night
Boaco
Location in Nicaragua
Coordinates: 12°28′N 85°40′W / 12.467°N 85.667°W / 12.467; -85.667
Country Nicaragua
DepartmentBoaco Department
Area
  Municipality
1,087 km2 (420 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 estimate)
  Municipality
63,422
  Density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
  Urban
26,209

Boaco (Spanish pronunciation: [boˈa.ko]) is the capital city and a municipality of the Boaco Department of Nicaragua. The municipality of Boaco has a population of 63,422 (2022 est.) and an area of 1,087 km2 (26% of the Boaco Department) while the department (state) is 4,177 km2.

The city of Boaco, with a population of 26,209 (2022 estimate), is located in the mountains 88 km. east of Managua. Boaco is called "Ciudad de Dos Pisos" (The Two-Storey City), nicknamed by Dr. Armando Incer Barquero. The city's only two flat places are El Parque (Park) and the baseball field.