Republic of Nicaragua
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Population |
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Central America & Caribbean |
Estimation 2021
6 664 364 |
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Statistical data - Population density according to the administrative structure
The population data of the table below is an estimation form 2021, based on the census 2005.
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| Province |
HASC |
Capital |
Area
(km²) |
Population |
Density
(pers/km²) |
| Total |
|
|
120 354 |
6 664 364 |
55,4 |
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| Last update: 06.05.2022 - 12:22:17 |
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| Atlantico Norte |
NI-AN |
Puerto Cabezas |
33 107 |
541 189 |
16,3 |
| Atlantico Sur |
NI-AS |
Bluefields |
27 260 |
420 935 |
15,4 |
| Boaco |
NI-BO |
Boaco |
4 177 |
186 284 |
44,6 |
| Carazo |
NI-CA |
Jinotepe |
1 082 |
198 395 |
183,4 |
| Chinandega |
NI-CI |
Chinandega |
4 824 |
441 897 |
91,6 |
| Chontales |
NI-CO |
Juigalpa |
6 484 |
191 856 |
29,6 |
| Estelí |
NI-ES |
Esteli |
2 231 |
230 953 |
103,5 |
| Granada |
NI-GR |
Granada |
1 040 |
215 965 |
207,7 |
| Jinotega |
NI-JI |
Jinotega |
9 222 |
483 404 |
52,4 |
| León |
NI-LE |
León |
5 138 |
423 012 |
82,3 |
| Madriz |
NI-MD |
Somoto |
1 709 |
176 920 |
103,5 |
| Managua |
NI-MN |
Managua |
3 464 |
1 559 774 |
450,3 |
| Masaya |
NI-MS |
Masaya |
612 |
397 632 |
649,7 |
| Matagalpa |
NI-MT |
Matagalpa |
6 805 |
600 057 |
88,2 |
| Nueva Segovia |
NI-NS |
Ocotal |
3 492 |
275 291 |
78,8 |
| Río San Juan |
NI-SJ |
San Carlos |
7 544 |
137 189 |
18,2 |
| Rivas |
NI-RI |
Rivas |
2 163 |
183 611 |
84,9 |
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 |
6 664 364 |
55,4 |
|---|
| Last update: 06.05.2022 - 12:22:17 |
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| Achuapa |
LE AC |
León |
Achuapa |
416 |
15 206 |
36,6 |
| Acoyapa |
CO AC |
Chontales |
Acoyapa |
1 382 |
20 357 |
14,7 |
| Altagracia |
RI AL |
Rivas |
Altagracia |
211 |
23 219 |
110,0 |
| Belén |
RI BE |
Rivas |
Belén |
246 |
18 639 |
75,8 |
| Bluefields |
AS BL |
Atlántico Sur |
Bluefields |
4 775 |
57 974 |
12,1 |
| Boaco |
BO BO |
Boaco |
Boaco |
1 087 |
62 936 |
57,9 |
| Bonanza |
AN BO |
Atlántico Norte |
Bonanza |
1 898 |
30 536 |
16,1 |
| Buenos Aires |
RI BA |
Rivas |
Buenos Aires |
75 |
5 839 |
77,9 |
| Camoapa |
BO CA |
Boaco |
Camoapa |
1 483 |
39 865 |
26,9 |
| Cárdenas |
RI CA |
Rivas |
Cárdenas |
227 |
7 628 |
33,6 |
| Catarina |
MS CA |
Masaya |
Catarina |
12 |
8 646 |
720,5 |
| Chichigalpa |
CI CC |
Chinandega |
Chichigalpa |
223 |
53 585 |
240,3 |
| Chinandega |
CI CN |
Chinandega |
Chinandega |
687 |
137 170 |
199,7 |
| Ciudad Antigua |
NS CA |
Nueva Segovia |
Ciudad Antigua |
147 |
7 086 |
48,2 |
| Ciudad Darío |
MT CD |
Matagalpa |
Ciudad Darío |
735 |
53 667 |
73,0 |
| Ciudad Sandino |
MN CS |
Managua |
Ciudad Sandino |
51 |
126 582 |
2 482,0 |
| Comalapa |
CO CO |
Chontales |
Comalapa |
644 |
18 250 |
28,3 |
| Condega |
ES CO |
Estelí |
Condega |
371 |
31 173 |
84,0 |
| Corinto |
CI CO |
Chinandega |
Corinto |
71 |
18 552 |
261,3 |
| Desembocadura Río Grande |
AS DR |
Atlántico Sur |
Karawala |
1 738 |
4 049 |
2,3 |
| Dipilto |
NS DI |
Nueva Segovia |
Dipilto |
105 |
7 002 |
66,7 |
| Diriá |
GR DA |
Granada |
Diriá |
26 |
7 241 |
278,5 |
| Diriamba |
CA DI |
Carazo |
Diriamba |
349 |
65 002 |
186,3 |
| Diriomo |
GR DO |
Granada |
Diriomo |
50 |
33 982 |
679,6 |
| Dolores |
CA DO |
Carazo |
Dolores |
3 |
8 803 |
2 934,3 |
| El Almendro |
SJ EA |
Río San Juan |
El Almendro |
1 009 |
15 101 |
15,0 |
| El Ayote |
AS EA |
Atlántico Sur |
El Ayote |
831 |
19 528 |
23,5 |
| El Castillo |
SJ EC |
Río San Juan |
Boca de Sábalos |
1 655 |
40 623 |
24,5 |
| El Coral |
CO EC |
Chontales |
El Coral |
306 |
8 337 |
27,2 |
| El Crucero |
MN EC |
Managua |
El Crucero |
226 |
16 020 |
70,9 |
| El Cuá |
JI EC |
Jinotega |
El Cuá |
637 |
61 216 |
96,1 |
| El Jicaral |
LE EJ |
León |
El Jicaral |
431 |
11 867 |
27,5 |
| El Jícaro |
NS EJ |
Nueva Segovia |
Ciudad Sandino |
429 |
32 760 |
76,4 |
| El Rama |
AS ER |
Atlántico Sur |
El Rama |
3 753 |
58 896 |
15,7 |
| El Realejo |
CI ER |
Chinandega |
El Realejo |
105 |
10 056 |
95,8 |
| El Rosario |
CA ER |
Carazo |
El Rosario |
14 |
8 221 |
587,2 |
| El Sauce |
LE ES |
León |
El Sauce |
693 |
31 664 |
45,7 |
| El Tortuguero |
AS ET |
Atlántico Sur |
El Tortuguero |
3 403 |
56 019 |
16,5 |
| El Tuma - La Dalia |
MT TD |
Matagalpa |
La Dalia |
652 |
78 457 |
120,3 |
| El Viejo |
CI EV |
Chinandega |
El Viejo |
1 275 |
90 955 |
71,3 |
| Esquipulas |
MT ES |
Matagalpa |
Esquipulas |
219 |
18 070 |
82,5 |
| Estelí |
ES ES |
Estelí |
Estelí |
796 |
130 380 |
163,8 |
| Granada |
GR GR |
Granada |
Granada |
592 |
133 086 |
224,8 |
| Islas del Maíz |
AS CI |
Atlántico Sur |
Islas del Maíz |
9 |
7 803 |
867,0 |
| Jalapa |
NS JA |
Nueva Segovia |
Jalapa |
687 |
72 978 |
106,2 |
| Jinotega |
JI JI |
Jinotega |
Jinotega |
880 |
147 304 |
167,4 |
| Jinotepe |
CA JI |
Carazo |
Jinotepe |
281 |
54 885 |
195,3 |
| Juigalpa |
CO JU |
Chontales |
Juigalpa |
727 |
61 246 |
84,2 |
| Kukra Hill |
AS KH |
Atlántico Sur |
Kukra Hill |
1 193 |
10 101 |
8,5 |
| La Concepción |
MS LC |
Masaya |
La Concepción |
66 |
44 453 |
673,5 |
| La Concordia |
JI LC |
Jinotega |
La Concordia |
151 |
7 406 |
49,0 |
| La Conquista |
CA LC |
Carazo |
La Conquista |
88 |
4 122 |
46,8 |
| La Cruz de Río Grande |
AS LC |
Atlántico Sur |
La Cruz de Río Grande |
3 449 |
45 691 |
13,2 |
| La Libertad |
CO LL |
Chontales |
La Libertad |
775 |
14 599 |
18,8 |
| La Paz Centro |
LE LP |
León |
La Paz Centro |
692 |
32 526 |
47,0 |
| La Paz de Carazo |
CA LP |
Carazo |
La Paz de Carazo |
16 |
5 761 |
360,1 |
| La Trinidad |
ES LT |
Estelí |
La Trinidad |
270 |
22 584 |
83,6 |
| Laguna de Perlas |
AS LP |
Atlántico Sur |
Laguna de Perlas |
1 963 |
20 557 |
10,5 |
| Larreynaga |
LE LM |
León |
Malpaisillo |
780 |
33 028 |
42,3 |
| Las Sabanas |
MD LS |
Madriz |
Las Sabanas |
65 |
5 036 |
77,5 |
| León |
LE LE |
León |
León |
820 |
212 504 |
259,2 |
| Macuelizo |
NS MA |
Nueva Segovia |
Macuelizo |
255 |
7 188 |
28,2 |
| Managua |
MN MN |
Managua |
Managua |
267 |
1 058 191 |
3 963,3 |
| Masatepe |
MS MT |
Masaya |
Masatepe |
59 |
41 238 |
698,9 |
| Masaya |
MS MY |
Masaya |
Masaya |
147 |
188 990 |
1 285,6 |
| Matagalpa |
MT MP |
Matagalpa |
Matagalpa |
619 |
167 613 |
270,8 |
| Mateare |
MN MT |
Managua |
Mateare |
297 |
62 027 |
208,8 |
| Matiguás |
MT MS |
Matagalpa |
Matiguas |
1 532 |
53 881 |
35,2 |
| Morrito |
SJ MO |
Río San Juan |
Morrito |
679 |
7 593 |
11,2 |
| Moyogalpa |
RI MO |
Rivas |
Moyogalpa |
66 |
10 578 |
160,3 |
| Mozonte |
NS MO |
Nueva Segovia |
Mosonte |
218 |
9 103 |
41,8 |
| Muelle de los Bueyes |
AS MB |
Atlántico Sur |
Muelle de Los Bueyes |
1 380 |
24 486 |
17,7 |
| Mulukukú |
AN MU |
Atlántico Norte |
Mulukukú |
1 905 |
74 939 |
39,3 |
| Murra |
NS MU |
Nueva Segovia |
Murra |
429 |
19 458 |
45,4 |
| Muy Muy |
MT MM |
Matagalpa |
Muy Muy |
375 |
17 139 |
45,7 |
| Nagarote |
LE NA |
León |
Nagarote |
598 |
39 026 |
65,3 |
| Nandaime |
GR NA |
Granada |
Nandaime |
372 |
41 656 |
112,0 |
| Nandasmo |
MS NA |
Masaya |
Nandasmo |
18 |
16 418 |
912,1 |
| Nindirí |
MS NN |
Masaya |
Nindirí |
143 |
60 558 |
423,5 |
| Niquinohomo |
MS NQ |
Masaya |
Niquinohomo |
32 |
16 681 |
521,3 |
| Nueva Guinea |
AS NG |
Atlántico Sur |
Nueva Guinea |
2 677 |
79 396 |
29,7 |
| Ocotal |
NS OC |
Nueva Segovia |
Ocotal |
85 |
49 296 |
580,0 |
| Paiwas |
AS PW |
Atlántico Sur |
Paiwas |
2 089 |
36 435 |
17,4 |
| Palacagüina |
MD PA |
Madriz |
Palacagüina |
157 |
15 431 |
98,3 |
| Posoltega |
CI PO |
Chinandega |
Posoltega |
149 |
19 260 |
129,3 |
| Potosí |
RI PO |
Rivas |
Potosí |
144 |
13 582 |
94,3 |
| Prinzapolka |
AN PR |
Atlántico Norte |
Prinzapolka |
7 020 |
43 776 |
6,2 |
| Pueblo Nuevo |
ES PN |
Estelí |
Pueblo Nuevo |
203 |
24 079 |
118,6 |
| Puerto Cabezas |
AN PC |
Atlántico Norte |
Bilwi |
5 985 |
130 813 |
21,9 |
| Puerto Morazán |
CI PM |
Chinandega |
Tonalá |
517 |
17 074 |
33,0 |
| Quezalguaque |
LE QU |
León |
Quezalguaque |
86 |
9 944 |
115,6 |
| Quilalí |
NS QU |
Nueva Segovia |
Quilalí |
345 |
34 428 |
99,8 |
| Rancho Grande |
MT RG |
Matagalpa |
Rancho Grande |
598 |
41 432 |
69,3 |
| Río Blanco |
MT RB |
Matagalpa |
Río Blanco |
663 |
36 924 |
55,7 |
| Rivas |
RI RI |
Rivas |
Rivas |
281 |
55 233 |
196,6 |
| Rosita |
AN RO |
Atlántico Norte |
Rosita |
2 205 |
37 748 |
17,1 |
| San Carlos |
SJ SC |
Río San Juan |
San Carlos |
1 445 |
51 915 |
35,9 |
| San Dionisio |
MT SD |
Matagalpa |
San Dionisio |
166 |
18 611 |
112,1 |
| San Fernando |
NS SF |
Nueva Segovia |
San Fernando |
236 |
12 115 |
51,3 |
| San Francisco de Cuapa |
CO SF |
Chontales |
Cuapa |
277 |
10 700 |
38,6 |
| San Francisco del Norte |
CI SF |
Chinandega |
San Francisco del Norte |
120 |
7 376 |
61,5 |
| San Francisco Libre |
MN SF |
Managua |
San Francisco Libre |
668 |
11 321 |
16,9 |
| San Isidro |
MT SI |
Matagalpa |
San Isidro |
283 |
20 091 |
71,0 |
| San Jorge |
RI SJ |
Rivas |
San Jorge |
25 |
9 095 |
363,8 |
| San José de Bocay |
JI SJ |
Jinotega |
San José de Bocay |
3 990 |
72 335 |
18,1 |
| San José de Cusmapa |
MD SC |
Madriz |
San José de Cusmapa |
130 |
8 376 |
64,4 |
| San José de los Remates |
BO SJ |
Boaco |
San José de Los Remates |
280 |
8 507 |
30,4 |
| San Juan de Cinco Pinos |
CI CP |
Chinandega |
San Juan de Cinco Pinos |
60 |
7 298 |
121,6 |
| San Juan de Limay |
ES SJ |
Estelí |
San Juan de Limay |
428 |
15 114 |
35,3 |
| San Juan de Nicaragua |
SJ SJ |
Río San Juan |
San Juan del Norte |
1 659 |
2 634 |
1,6 |
| San Juan de Oriente |
MS SJ |
Masaya |
San Juan de Oriente |
9 |
8 261 |
917,9 |
| San Juan de Río Coco |
MD SR |
Madriz |
San Juan de Río Coco |
182 |
36 555 |
200,9 |
| San Juan del Sur |
RI SS |
Rivas |
San Juan del Sur |
411 |
15 997 |
38,9 |
| San Lorenzo |
BO SZ |
Boaco |
San Lorenzo |
560 |
31 828 |
56,8 |
| San Lucas |
MD SL |
Madriz |
San Lucas |
152 |
16 528 |
108,7 |
| San Marcos |
CA SM |
Carazo |
San Marcos |
118 |
33 147 |
280,9 |
| San Miguelito |
SJ SM |
Río San Juan |
San Miguelito |
1 097 |
19 323 |
17,6 |
| San Nicolás |
ES SN |
Estelí |
San Nicolás |
163 |
7 623 |
46,8 |
| San Pedro de Lóvago |
CO SP |
Chontales |
San Pedro de Lóvago |
467 |
9 585 |
20,5 |
| San Pedro del Norte |
CI SP |
Chinandega |
San Pedro del Norte |
72 |
5 332 |
74,1 |
| San Rafael del Norte |
JI SR |
Jinotega |
San Rafael del Norte |
233 |
23 321 |
100,1 |
| San Rafael del Sur |
MN SR |
Managua |
San Rafae ldel Sur |
357 |
55 327 |
155,0 |
| San Ramón |
MT SR |
Matagalpa |
San Ramón |
424 |
41 226 |
97,2 |
| San Sebastián de Yalí |
JI SS |
Jinotega |
San Sebastián de Yalí |
401 |
38 190 |
95,2 |
| Santa Lucía |
BO SL |
Boaco |
Santa Lucia |
121 |
9 124 |
75,4 |
| Santa María |
NS SM |
Nueva Segovia |
Santa María |
158 |
5 114 |
32,4 |
| Santa María de Pantasma |
JI SM |
Jinotega |
Pantasma |
560 |
56 336 |
100,6 |
| Santa Rosa del Peñón |
LE SR |
León |
Santa Rosa del Peñón |
228 |
10 979 |
48,2 |
| Santa Teresa |
CA ST |
Carazo |
Santa Teresa |
213 |
18 454 |
86,6 |
| Santo Domingo |
CO SD |
Chontales |
Santo Domingo |
682 |
14 383 |
21,1 |
| Santo Tomás |
CO ST |
Chontales |
Santo Tomás |
547 |
19 290 |
35,3 |
| Santo Tomás del Norte |
CI ST |
Chinandega |
Santo Tomás del Norte |
40 |
8 372 |
209,3 |
| Sébaco |
MT SE |
Matagalpa |
Sébaco |
290 |
38 002 |
131,0 |
| Siuna |
AN SN |
Atlántico Norte |
Siuna |
3 422 |
104 677 |
30,6 |
| Somotillo |
CI SO |
Chinandega |
Somotillo |
725 |
34 769 |
48,0 |
| Somoto |
MD SO |
Madriz |
Somoto |
466 |
40 074 |
86,0 |
| Telica |
LE TE |
León |
Telica |
394 |
26 268 |
66,7 |
| Telpaneca |
MD TE |
Madriz |
Telpaneca |
353 |
24 638 |
69,8 |
| Terrabona |
MT TE |
Matagalpa |
Terrabona |
249 |
14 944 |
60,0 |
| Teustepe |
BO TE |
Boaco |
Teustepe |
646 |
34 024 |
52,7 |
| Ticuantepe |
MN TC |
Managua |
Ticuantepe |
61 |
38 520 |
631,5 |
| Tipitapa |
MN TP |
Managua |
Tipitapa |
975 |
153 777 |
157,7 |
| Tisma |
MS TI |
Masaya |
Tisma |
126 |
12 387 |
98,3 |
| Tola |
RI TO |
Rivas |
Tola |
477 |
23 801 |
49,9 |
| Totogalpa |
MD TO |
Madriz |
Totogalpa |
133 |
16 822 |
126,5 |
| Villa El Carmen |
MN VC |
Managua |
Villa Carlos Fonseca |
562 |
38 009 |
67,6 |
| Villa Sandino |
CO VS |
Chontales |
Villa Sandino |
677 |
15 109 |
22,3 |
| Villanueva |
CI VI |
Chinandega |
Villanueva |
780 |
32 098 |
41,2 |
| Waslala |
AN WL |
Atlántico Norte |
Waslala |
1 330 |
56 823 |
42,7 |
| Waspán |
AN WP |
Atlántico Norte |
Waspam |
9 342 |
61 877 |
6,6 |
| Wiwilí de Jinotega |
JI WI |
Jinotega |
Wiwilí de Jinotega |
2 370 |
77 296 |
32,6 |
| Wiwilí de Nueva Segovia |
NS WN |
Nueva Segovia |
Wiwilí |
398 |
18 763 |
47,1 |
| Yalagüina |
MD YA |
Madriz |
Yalagüina |
71 |
13 460 |
189,6 |
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