🌆 Largest Cities in Nicaragua
Cities of Nicaragua with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).
Managua37%
León5.5%
Masaya5%
Chinandega4.8%
Matagalpa4.2%
Estelí3.7%
Granada3.4%
Mateare2.3%
Jinotega
El Viejo
Nueva Guinea
Ciudad Sandino1.9%
Juigalpa1.9%
Tipitapa1.9%
Bluefields1.7%
Diriamba
Ocotal
Puerto Cabezas
Chichigalpa
Rivas
San Rafael del Sur
Jinotepe
Boaco
Nagarote
Jalapa
La Paz Centro
San Marcos
Masatepe
Nandaime
Rama
Somoto
Corinto
Río Blanco
Camoapa
Siuna
1
ManaguaManagua Department
973,087
2
LeónLeón Department
144,538
3
MasayaMasaya Department
130,113
4
ChinandegaChinandega Department
126,387
5
MatagalpaMatagalpa Department
109,089
6
EstelíEstelí Department
96,422
7
GranadaGranada Department
89,409
8
MateareManagua Department
61,234
9
JinotegaJinotega Department
55,000
10
El ViejoChinandega Department
53,504
11
Nueva GuineaSouth Caribbean Coast
52,929
12
Ciudad SandinoManagua Department
50,000
13
JuigalpaChontales Department
50,000
14
TipitapaManagua Department
50,000
15
BluefieldsSouth Caribbean Coast
44,373
16
DiriambaCarazo Department
35,008
17
OcotalNueva Segovia Department
33,928
18
Puerto CabezasNorth Caribbean Coast
33,635
19
ChichigalpaChinandega Department
33,137
20
RivasRivas Department
30,000
21
San Rafael del SurManagua Department
29,836
22
JinotepeCarazo Department
29,507
23
BoacoBoaco Department
29,046
24
NagaroteLeón Department
26,270
25
JalapaNueva Segovia Department
24,037
26
La Paz CentroLeón Department
23,481
27
San MarcosCarazo Department
23,347
28
MasatepeMasaya Department
21,452
29
NandaimeGranada Department
20,810
30
RamaSouth Caribbean Coast
20,456
31
SomotoMadriz Department
20,316
32
CorintoChinandega Department
19,183
33
Río BlancoMatagalpa Department
17,018
34
CamoapaBoaco Department
16,653
35
El CruceroManagua Department
16,469
36
SiunaNorth Caribbean Coast
16,056
37
SomotilloChinandega Department
15,385
Highlights
Within Nicaragua, Managua ranks first in 2026 with 973,087, followed by León (144,538) and Masaya (130,113).
Managua is 6.7 times higher than León, the runner-up.
Across 37 entries, values run from 973,087 (Managua) to 15,385 (Somotillo), with a median of 33,137.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.