Santa Teresa, Nicaragua

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Santa Teresa
Municipality
Carazo Department with Santa Teresa highlighted.svg
Municipal location in the Carazo Department
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Santa Teresa
Location in Nicaragua
Coordinates: 11°44′N86°13′W / 11.733°N 86.217°W / 11.733; -86.217
CountryFlag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua
Department Carazo Department
Area
  Total82 sq mi (213 km2)
Population
 (2005)
  Total16,891

Santa Teresa is a municipality in the Carazo department of Nicaragua. It contains 42 communities.

Olympic middle-distance runner Edgar Cortez was born in Santa Teresa.

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