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Wiwilí de Nueva Segovia

Coordinates: 13°37′N 85°50′W / 13.617°N 85.833°W / 13.617; -85.833
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Wiwilí
Güigüilí
Municipality
Wiwilí is located in Nicaragua
Wiwilí
Wiwilí
Location in Nicaragua
Coordinates: 13°37′N 85°50′W / 13.617°N 85.833°W / 13.617; -85.833
Country Nicaragua
DepartmentNueva Segovia Department
Area
 • Municipality
154 sq mi (398 km2)
Population
 (2005)
 • Municipality
16,344
 • Density110/sq mi (41/km2)
 • Urban
3,467

Wiwilí de Nueva Segovia (Spanish pronunciation: [wiwiˈli ðe ˈnweβa seˈɣoβja]) is a municipality in the Nueva Segovia Department of Nicaragua, on the west bank of the Rio Coco; Wiwilí de Jinotega is on the east bank. It borders the Bosawas National Natural Resource Reserve, the largest protected area in Central America.[citation needed]

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13°37′N 85°50′W / 13.617°N 85.833°W / 13.617; -85.833