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The population data in the table below is an estimation for 2022, based on the census data from 2005.
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| Province |
HASC |
Capital |
Area
(km²) |
Population |
Density
(pers/km²) |
|---|
| Total |
|
|
120 354 |
6 733 763 |
55,9 |
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| Last update: 01/10/2024 - 02:23:40 |
| Atlantico Norte |
NI-AN |
Puerto Cabezas |
33 107 |
552 022 |
16,7 |
| Atlantico Sur |
NI-AS |
Bluefields |
27 260 |
427 510 |
15,7 |
| Boaco |
NI-BO |
Boaco |
4 177 |
187 550 |
44,9 |
| Carazo |
NI-CA |
Jinotepe |
1 082 |
199 649 |
184,5 |
| Chinandega |
NI-CI |
Chinandega |
4 824 |
443 855 |
92,0 |
| Chontales |
NI-CO |
Juigalpa |
6 484 |
192 842 |
29,7 |
| Estelí |
NI-ES |
Esteli |
2 231 |
232 022 |
104,0 |
| Granada |
NI-GR |
Granada |
1 040 |
217 608 |
209,2 |
| Jinotega |
NI-JI |
Jinotega |
9 222 |
491 290 |
53,3 |
| León |
NI-LE |
León |
5 138 |
424 944 |
82,7 |
| Madriz |
NI-MD |
Somoto |
1 709 |
179 110 |
104,8 |
| Managua |
NI-MN |
Managua |
3 464 |
1 572 734 |
454,0 |
| Masaya |
NI-MS |
Masaya |
612 |
403 417 |
659,2 |
| Matagalpa |
NI-MT |
Matagalpa |
6 805 |
606 643 |
89,1 |
| Nueva Segovia |
NI-NS |
Ocotal |
3 492 |
279 032 |
79,9 |
| Río San Juan |
NI-SJ |
San Carlos |
7 544 |
138 969 |
18,4 |
| Rivas |
NI-RI |
Rivas |
2 163 |
184 566 |
85,3 |
The departamentos are divided in districts, illustrated in the next table. Instead of the not existing ISO 3166-2 classification is used the HASC codification.
| District |
HASC |
Dep |
Capital |
Area
(km²) |
Population |
Density
(pers/km²) |
|---|
| Total |
|
|
|
120 354 |
6 733 763 |
55,9 |
|---|
| Last update: 01/10/2024 - 02:23:40 |
| Achuapa |
LE AC |
León |
Achuapa |
416 |
15 247 |
36,7 |
| Acoyapa |
CO AC |
Chontales |
Acoyapa |
1 382 |
20 412 |
14,8 |
| Altagracia |
RI AL |
Rivas |
Altagracia |
211 |
23 338 |
110,6 |
| Belén |
RI BE |
Rivas |
Belén |
246 |
18 689 |
76,0 |
| Bluefields |
AS BL |
Atlántico Sur |
Bluefields |
4 775 |
58 306 |
12,2 |
| Boaco |
BO BO |
Boaco |
Boaco |
1 087 |
63 422 |
58,3 |
| Bonanza |
AN BO |
Atlántico Norte |
Bonanza |
1 898 |
31 249 |
16,5 |
| Buenos Aires |
RI BA |
Rivas |
Buenos Aires |
75 |
5 855 |
78,1 |
| Camoapa |
BO CA |
Boaco |
Camoapa |
1 483 |
39 973 |
27,0 |
| Cárdenas |
RI CA |
Rivas |
Cárdenas |
227 |
7 648 |
33,7 |
| Catarina |
MS CA |
Masaya |
Catarina |
12 |
8 669 |
722,4 |
| Chichigalpa |
CI CC |
Chinandega |
Chichigalpa |
223 |
53 837 |
241,4 |
| Chinandega |
CI CN |
Chinandega |
Chinandega |
687 |
137 539 |
200,2 |
| Ciudad Antigua |
NS CA |
Nueva Segovia |
Ciudad Antigua |
147 |
7 246 |
49,3 |
| Ciudad Darío |
MT CD |
Matagalpa |
Ciudad Darío |
735 |
54 063 |
73,6 |
| Ciudad Sandino |
MN CS |
Managua |
Ciudad Sandino |
51 |
129 610 |
2 541,4 |
| Comalapa |
CO CO |
Chontales |
Comalapa |
644 |
18 317 |
28,4 |
| Condega |
ES CO |
Estelí |
Condega |
371 |
31 257 |
84,3 |
| Corinto |
CI CO |
Chinandega |
Corinto |
71 |
18 602 |
262,0 |
| Desembocadura Río Grande |
AS DR |
Atlántico Sur |
Karawala |
1 738 |
4 068 |
2,3 |
| Dipilto |
NS DI |
Nueva Segovia |
Dipilto |
105 |
7 119 |
67,8 |
| Diriá |
GR DA |
Granada |
Diriá |
26 |
7 261 |
279,3 |
| Diriamba |
CA DI |
Carazo |
Diriamba |
349 |
65 243 |
186,9 |
| Diriomo |
GR DO |
Granada |
Diriomo |
50 |
34 381 |
687,6 |
| Dolores |
CA DO |
Carazo |
Dolores |
3 |
8 916 |
2 972,0 |
| El Almendro |
SJ EA |
Río San Juan |
El Almendro |
1 009 |
15 172 |
15,0 |
| El Ayote |
AS EA |
Atlántico Sur |
El Ayote |
831 |
20 013 |
24,1 |
| El Castillo |
SJ EC |
Río San Juan |
Boca de Sábalos |
1 655 |
41 974 |
25,4 |
| El Coral |
CO EC |
Chontales |
El Coral |
306 |
8 382 |
27,4 |
| El Crucero |
MN EC |
Managua |
El Crucero |
226 |
16 127 |
71,4 |
| El Cuá |
JI EC |
Jinotega |
El Cuá |
637 |
61 689 |
96,8 |
| El Jicaral |
LE EJ |
León |
El Jicaral |
431 |
11 899 |
27,6 |
| El Jícaro |
NS EJ |
Nueva Segovia |
Ciudad Sandino |
429 |
33 013 |
77,0 |
| El Rama |
AS ER |
Atlántico Sur |
El Rama |
3 753 |
59 055 |
15,7 |
| El Realejo |
CI ER |
Chinandega |
El Realejo |
105 |
10 083 |
96,0 |
| El Rosario |
CA ER |
Carazo |
El Rosario |
14 |
8 410 |
600,7 |
| El Sauce |
LE ES |
León |
El Sauce |
693 |
31 750 |
45,8 |
| El Tortuguero |
AS ET |
Atlántico Sur |
El Tortuguero |
3 403 |
58 463 |
17,2 |
| El Tuma - La Dalia |
MT TD |
Matagalpa |
La Dalia |
652 |
79 740 |
122,3 |
| El Viejo |
CI EV |
Chinandega |
El Viejo |
1 275 |
91 446 |
71,7 |
| Esquipulas |
MT ES |
Matagalpa |
Esquipulas |
219 |
18 119 |
82,7 |
| Estelí |
ES ES |
Estelí |
Estelí |
796 |
131 179 |
164,8 |
| Granada |
GR GR |
Granada |
Granada |
592 |
134 114 |
226,5 |
| Islas del Maíz |
AS CI |
Atlántico Sur |
Islas del Maíz |
9 |
7 858 |
873,1 |
| Jalapa |
NS JA |
Nueva Segovia |
Jalapa |
687 |
73 965 |
107,7 |
| Jinotega |
JI JI |
Jinotega |
Jinotega |
880 |
150 146 |
170,6 |
| Jinotepe |
CA JI |
Carazo |
Jinotepe |
281 |
55 333 |
196,9 |
| Juigalpa |
CO JU |
Chontales |
Juigalpa |
727 |
61 411 |
84,5 |
| Kukra Hill |
AS KH |
Atlántico Sur |
Kukra Hill |
1 193 |
10 159 |
8,5 |
| La Concepción |
MS LC |
Masaya |
La Concepción |
66 |
45 055 |
682,7 |
| La Concordia |
JI LC |
Jinotega |
La Concordia |
151 |
7 426 |
49,2 |
| La Conquista |
CA LC |
Carazo |
La Conquista |
88 |
4 134 |
47,0 |
| La Cruz de Río Grande |
AS LC |
Atlántico Sur |
La Cruz de Río Grande |
3 449 |
47 533 |
13,8 |
| La Libertad |
CO LL |
Chontales |
La Libertad |
775 |
14 712 |
19,0 |
| La Paz Centro |
LE LP |
León |
La Paz Centro |
692 |
32 614 |
47,1 |
| La Paz de Carazo |
CA LP |
Carazo |
La Paz de Carazo |
16 |
5 806 |
362,9 |
| La Trinidad |
ES LT |
Estelí |
La Trinidad |
270 |
22 645 |
83,9 |
| Laguna de Perlas |
AS LP |
Atlántico Sur |
Laguna de Perlas |
1 963 |
21 360 |
10,9 |
| Larreynaga |
LE LM |
León |
Malpaisillo |
780 |
33 117 |
42,5 |
| Las Sabanas |
MD LS |
Madriz |
Las Sabanas |
65 |
5 049 |
77,7 |
| León |
LE LE |
León |
León |
820 |
213 718 |
260,6 |
| Macuelizo |
NS MA |
Nueva Segovia |
Macuelizo |
255 |
7 257 |
28,5 |
| Managua |
MN MN |
Managua |
Managua |
267 |
1 061 054 |
3 974,0 |
| Masatepe |
MS MT |
Masaya |
Masatepe |
59 |
41 809 |
708,6 |
| Masaya |
MS MY |
Masaya |
Masaya |
147 |
191 574 |
1 303,2 |
| Matagalpa |
MT MP |
Matagalpa |
Matagalpa |
619 |
169 540 |
273,9 |
| Mateare |
MN MT |
Managua |
Mateare |
297 |
64 732 |
218,0 |
| Matiguás |
MT MS |
Matagalpa |
Matiguas |
1 532 |
54 279 |
35,4 |
| Morrito |
SJ MO |
Río San Juan |
Morrito |
679 |
7 613 |
11,2 |
| Moyogalpa |
RI MO |
Rivas |
Moyogalpa |
66 |
10 606 |
160,7 |
| Mozonte |
NS MO |
Nueva Segovia |
Mosonte |
218 |
9 246 |
42,4 |
| Muelle de los Bueyes |
AS MB |
Atlántico Sur |
Muelle de Los Bueyes |
1 380 |
24 552 |
17,8 |
| Mulukukú |
AN MU |
Atlántico Norte |
Mulukukú |
1 905 |
76 306 |
40,1 |
| Murra |
NS MU |
Nueva Segovia |
Murra |
429 |
19 729 |
46,0 |
| Muy Muy |
MT MM |
Matagalpa |
Muy Muy |
375 |
17 220 |
45,9 |
| Nagarote |
LE NA |
León |
Nagarote |
598 |
39 264 |
65,7 |
| Nandaime |
GR NA |
Granada |
Nandaime |
372 |
41 852 |
112,5 |
| Nandasmo |
MS NA |
Masaya |
Nandasmo |
18 |
16 812 |
934,0 |
| Nindirí |
MS NN |
Masaya |
Nindirí |
143 |
61 816 |
432,3 |
| Niquinohomo |
MS NQ |
Masaya |
Niquinohomo |
32 |
16 726 |
522,7 |
| Nueva Guinea |
AS NG |
Atlántico Sur |
Nueva Guinea |
2 677 |
79 610 |
29,7 |
| Ocotal |
NS OC |
Nueva Segovia |
Ocotal |
85 |
50 178 |
590,3 |
| Paiwas |
AS PW |
Atlántico Sur |
Paiwas |
2 089 |
36 533 |
17,5 |
| Palacagüina |
MD PA |
Madriz |
Palacagüina |
157 |
15 473 |
98,6 |
| Posoltega |
CI PO |
Chinandega |
Posoltega |
149 |
19 312 |
129,6 |
| Potosí |
RI PO |
Rivas |
Potosí |
144 |
13 644 |
94,8 |
| Prinzapolka |
AN PR |
Atlántico Norte |
Prinzapolka |
7 020 |
45 230 |
6,4 |
| Pueblo Nuevo |
ES PN |
Estelí |
Pueblo Nuevo |
203 |
24 144 |
118,9 |
| Puerto Cabezas |
AN PC |
Atlántico Norte |
Bilwi |
5 985 |
134 535 |
22,5 |
| Puerto Morazán |
CI PM |
Chinandega |
Tonalá |
517 |
17 252 |
33,4 |
| Quezalguaque |
LE QU |
León |
Quezalguaque |
86 |
9 988 |
116,1 |
| Quilalí |
NS QU |
Nueva Segovia |
Quilalí |
345 |
34 889 |
101,1 |
| Rancho Grande |
MT RG |
Matagalpa |
Rancho Grande |
598 |
42 383 |
70,9 |
| Río Blanco |
MT RB |
Matagalpa |
Río Blanco |
663 |
37 197 |
56,1 |
| Rivas |
RI RI |
Rivas |
Rivas |
281 |
55 739 |
198,4 |
| Rosita |
AN RO |
Atlántico Norte |
Rosita |
2 205 |
38 629 |
17,5 |
| San Carlos |
SJ SC |
Río San Juan |
San Carlos |
1 445 |
52 055 |
36,0 |
| San Dionisio |
MT SD |
Matagalpa |
San Dionisio |
166 |
18 661 |
112,4 |
| San Fernando |
NS SF |
Nueva Segovia |
San Fernando |
236 |
12 331 |
52,3 |
| San Francisco de Cuapa |
CO SF |
Chontales |
Cuapa |
277 |
11 055 |
39,9 |
| San Francisco del Norte |
CI SF |
Chinandega |
San Francisco del Norte |
120 |
7 396 |
61,6 |
| San Francisco Libre |
MN SF |
Managua |
San Francisco Libre |
668 |
11 374 |
17,0 |
| San Isidro |
MT SI |
Matagalpa |
San Isidro |
283 |
20 186 |
71,3 |
| San Jorge |
RI SJ |
Rivas |
San Jorge |
25 |
9 142 |
365,7 |
| San José de Bocay |
JI SJ |
Jinotega |
San José de Bocay |
3 990 |
74 589 |
18,7 |
| San José de Cusmapa |
MD SC |
Madriz |
San José de Cusmapa |
130 |
8 441 |
64,9 |
| San José de los Remates |
BO SJ |
Boaco |
San José de Los Remates |
280 |
8 530 |
30,5 |
| San Juan de Cinco Pinos |
CI CP |
Chinandega |
San Juan de Cinco Pinos |
60 |
7 317 |
122,0 |
| San Juan de Limay |
ES SJ |
Estelí |
San Juan de Limay |
428 |
15 154 |
35,4 |
| San Juan de Nicaragua |
SJ SJ |
Río San Juan |
San Juan del Norte |
1 659 |
2 722 |
1,6 |
| San Juan de Oriente |
MS SJ |
Masaya |
San Juan de Oriente |
9 |
8 535 |
948,3 |
| San Juan de Río Coco |
MD SR |
Madriz |
San Juan de Río Coco |
182 |
37 337 |
205,1 |
| San Juan del Sur |
RI SS |
Rivas |
San Juan del Sur |
411 |
16 040 |
39,0 |
| San Lorenzo |
BO SZ |
Boaco |
San Lorenzo |
560 |
32 017 |
57,2 |
| San Lucas |
MD SL |
Madriz |
San Lucas |
152 |
16 715 |
110,0 |
| San Marcos |
CA SM |
Carazo |
San Marcos |
118 |
33 303 |
282,2 |
| San Miguelito |
SJ SM |
Río San Juan |
San Miguelito |
1 097 |
19 433 |
17,7 |
| San Nicolás |
ES SN |
Estelí |
San Nicolás |
163 |
7 643 |
46,9 |
| San Pedro de Lóvago |
CO SP |
Chontales |
San Pedro de Lóvago |
467 |
9 640 |
20,6 |
| San Pedro del Norte |
CI SP |
Chinandega |
San Pedro del Norte |
72 |
5 361 |
74,5 |
| San Rafael del Norte |
JI SR |
Jinotega |
San Rafael del Norte |
233 |
23 619 |
101,4 |
| San Rafael del Sur |
MN SR |
Managua |
San Rafae ldel Sur |
357 |
55 807 |
156,3 |
| San Ramón |
MT SR |
Matagalpa |
San Ramón |
424 |
41 902 |
98,8 |
| San Sebastián de Yalí |
JI SS |
Jinotega |
San Sebastián de Yalí |
401 |
38 872 |
96,9 |
| Santa Lucía |
BO SL |
Boaco |
Santa Lucia |
121 |
9 149 |
75,6 |
| Santa María |
NS SM |
Nueva Segovia |
Santa María |
158 |
5 153 |
32,6 |
| Santa María de Pantasma |
JI SM |
Jinotega |
Pantasma |
560 |
57 056 |
101,9 |
| Santa Rosa del Peñón |
LE SR |
León |
Santa Rosa del Peñón |
228 |
11 008 |
48,3 |
| Santa Teresa |
CA ST |
Carazo |
Santa Teresa |
213 |
18 504 |
86,9 |
| Santo Domingo |
CO SD |
Chontales |
Santo Domingo |
682 |
14 422 |
21,1 |
| Santo Tomás |
CO ST |
Chontales |
Santo Tomás |
547 |
19 342 |
35,4 |
| Santo Tomás del Norte |
CI ST |
Chinandega |
Santo Tomás del Norte |
40 |
8 395 |
209,9 |
| Sébaco |
MT SE |
Matagalpa |
Sébaco |
290 |
38 296 |
132,1 |
| Siuna |
AN SN |
Atlántico Norte |
Siuna |
3 422 |
104 959 |
30,7 |
| Somotillo |
CI SO |
Chinandega |
Somotillo |
725 |
35 044 |
48,3 |
| Somoto |
MD SO |
Madriz |
Somoto |
466 |
40 322 |
86,5 |
| Telica |
LE TE |
León |
Telica |
394 |
26 339 |
66,9 |
| Telpaneca |
MD TE |
Madriz |
Telpaneca |
353 |
24 953 |
70,7 |
| Terrabona |
MT TE |
Matagalpa |
Terrabona |
249 |
15 057 |
60,5 |
| Teustepe |
BO TE |
Boaco |
Teustepe |
646 |
34 459 |
53,3 |
| Ticuantepe |
MN TC |
Managua |
Ticuantepe |
61 |
39 012 |
639,5 |
| Tipitapa |
MN TP |
Managua |
Tipitapa |
975 |
156 523 |
160,5 |
| Tisma |
MS TI |
Masaya |
Tisma |
126 |
12 421 |
98,6 |
| Tola |
RI TO |
Rivas |
Tola |
477 |
23 865 |
50,0 |
| Totogalpa |
MD TO |
Madriz |
Totogalpa |
133 |
17 140 |
128,9 |
| Villa El Carmen |
MN VC |
Managua |
Villa Carlos Fonseca |
562 |
38 495 |
68,5 |
| Villa Sandino |
CO VS |
Chontales |
Villa Sandino |
677 |
15 149 |
22,4 |
| Villanueva |
CI VI |
Chinandega |
Villanueva |
780 |
32 271 |
41,4 |
| Waslala |
AN WL |
Atlántico Norte |
Waslala |
1 330 |
58 735 |
44,2 |
| Waspán |
AN WP |
Atlántico Norte |
Waspam |
9 342 |
62 379 |
6,7 |
| Wiwilí de Jinotega |
JI WI |
Jinotega |
Wiwilí de Jinotega |
2 370 |
77 893 |
32,9 |
| Wiwilí de Nueva Segovia |
NS WN |
Nueva Segovia |
Wiwilí |
398 |
18 906 |
47,5 |
| Yalagüina |
MD YA |
Madriz |
Yalagüina |
71 |
13 680 |
192,7 |
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