La Libertad, Nicaragua
La Libertad | |
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Municipality | |
La Libertad Location in Nicaragua | |
| Coordinates: 12°13′N 85°10′W / 12.217°N 85.167°W | |
| Country | Nicaragua |
| Department | Chontales Department |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 299 sq mi (775 km2) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Municipality | 11,429 |
| • Density | 38.2/sq mi (14.7/km2) |
| • Urban | 4,887 |
La Libertad (Spanish pronunciation: [la liβeɾˈtað]) is a municipality in the Chontales Department of Nicaragua. It is the birthplace of President Daniel Ortega, Cardinal Miguel Obando y Bravo, and Vice President Omar Halleslevens. It has a population of 14,712 people.