Acoyapa

Acoyapa
Municipality
Acoyapa
Location in Nicaragua
Coordinates: 11°58′7″N 85°10′19″W / 11.96861°N 85.17194°W / 11.96861; -85.17194
Country Nicaragua
DepartmentChontales Department
Area
 • Municipality
1,381.79 km2 (533.51 sq mi)
Elevation
99.90 m (327.8 ft)
Population
 (2022 estimate)
 • Municipality
20,412
 • Density14.772/km2 (38.260/sq mi)
 • Urban
10,363

Acoyapa is a town and a municipality in the Chontales Department of Nicaragua. Its name comes from the word "Acoyaph" which means "place from above".