Rivas Depairtment

Rivas is a depairtment o the Republic o Nicaragua. It covers an aurie o 2,155 km² an haes a population o 166,900 (2005 census). The depairtment's caipital is the ceety o Rivas.

Owerview
Rivas is kent for its fertile sile an brawnnie beaches. Throughoot the depairtment, thare are mony succar cane, plantain, tobacco, an ither crop plantations. The depairtment borders Loch Nicaragua tae the east an the Paceefic Ocean tae the wast. The soothren pairt o the depairtment borders wi Costa Rica. A sma fishermen veelage, cried San Juan del Sur, haes turned intae a popular tourist attraction acause o the great beaches in the aurie. Anither major tourist attraction is Ometepe, a lairge volcanic island inhabitit bi aboot 32,000 fowk (2005 census).

 Municipalities 

 Altagracia
 Belén
 Buenos Aires
 Cárdenas
 Moyogalpa
 Potosí
 Rivas
 San Jorge
 San Juan del Sur
 Tola

 Freemit airtins 
 ViaNica.com - Rivas , includin photos, hotels, restaurants an local activities


Category:Depairtments o Nicaragua
Category:Costa Rica–Nicaragua border crossins