
Nicaragua: Administrative Division
Contents: Departments and Municipalities
The population of the departments and municipalities (municipios) of Nicaragua according to census results and latest official estimates.
Name | Status | Population Census 1995-04-25 | Population Census 2005-05-28 | Population Estimate 2019-06-30 | |
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Boaco | Department | 136,949 | 150,636 | 183,736 | → |
Boaco | Municipality | 45,188 | 49,839 | 61,958 | → |
Camoapa | Municipality | 32,297 | 34,962 | 39,640 | → |
San José de los Remates | Municipality | 7,646 | 7,650 | 8,460 | → |
San Lorenzo | Municipality | 22,346 | 23,666 | 31,443 | → |
Santa Lucía | Municipality | 8,173 | 8,254 | 9,073 | → |
Teustepe | Municipality | 21,299 | 26,265 | 33,162 | → |
Carazo | Department | 149,407 | 166,073 | 195,873 | → |
Diriamba | Municipality | 51,191 | 57,542 | 64,506 | → |
Dolores | Municipality | 5,421 | 6,761 | 8,580 | → |
El Rosario | Municipality | 3,923 | 5,317 | 7,854 | → |
Jinotepe | Municipality | 37,470 | 42,109 | 53,984 | → |
La Conquista | Municipality | 3,922 | 3,777 | 4,099 | → |
La Paz de Carazo | Municipality | 4,054 | 4,657 | 5,672 | → |
San Marcos | Municipality | 25,871 | 29,019 | 32,828 | → |
Santa Teresa | Municipality | 17,555 | 16,891 | 18,350 | → |
Chinandega | Department | 350,212 | 378,970 | 437,888 | → |
Chichigalpa | Municipality | 41,903 | 44,769 | 53,069 | → |
Chinandega | Municipality | 117,037 | 121,793 | 136,396 | → |
Cinco Pinos (San Juan de Cinco Pinos) | Municipality | 6,220 | 6,781 | 7,256 | → |
Corinto | Municipality | 17,177 | 16,624 | 18,447 | → |
El Realejo | Municipality | 8,154 | 8,838 | 10,000 | → |
El Viejo | Municipality | 69,055 | 76,775 | 89,957 | → |
Posoltega | Municipality | 15,331 | 16,771 | 19,151 | → |
Puerto Morazán | Municipality | 11,411 | 13,328 | 16,718 | → |
San Francisco del Norte | Municipality | 5,980 | 6,758 | 7,334 | → |
San Pedro del Norte | Municipality | 4,048 | 4,719 | 5,274 | → |
Santo Tomás del Norte | Municipality | 6,788 | 7,124 | 8,325 | → |
Somotillo | Municipality | 24,767 | 29,030 | 34,216 | → |
Villanueva | Municipality | 22,341 | 25,660 | 31,745 | → |
Chontales | Department | 144,635 | 153,932 | 189,871 | → |
Acoyapa | Municipality | 16,882 | 16,946 | 20,242 | → |
Comalapa | Municipality | 10,940 | 11,785 | 18,110 | → |
El Coral | Municipality | ... | 7,039 | 8,245 | → |
Juigalpa | Municipality | ... | 51,838 | 60,900 | → |
La Libertad | Municipality | 9,814 | 11,429 | 14,372 | → |
San Francisco de Cuapa | Municipality | ... | 5,507 | 10,019 | → |
San Pedro de Lóvago | Municipality | 7,125 | 7,650 | 9,475 | → |
Santo Domingo | Municipality | 12,543 | 12,182 | 14,303 | → |
Santo Tomás | Municipality | 15,997 | 16,404 | 19,181 | → |
Villa Sandino | Municipality | ... | 13,152 | 15,024 | → |
Costa Caribe Norte (Atlántico Norte) | Autonomous Region | 192,716 | 314,130 | 520,204 | → |
Bonanza | Municipality | 11,810 | 18,633 | 29,151 | → |
Mulukukú | Municipality | 32,924 | 49,339 | 72,260 | → |
Prinzapolka | Municipality | 5,312 | 16,105 | 40,995 | → |
Puerto Cabezas | Municipality | 39,771 | 66,169 | 123,638 | → |
Rosita | Municipality | 14,599 | 22,723 | 36,036 | → |
Siuna | Municipality | ... | 64,092 | 104,085 | → |
Waslala | Municipality | ... | 29,838 | 53,169 | → |
Waspán | Municipality | 35,082 | 47,231 | 60,870 | → |
Costa Caribe Sur (Atlántico Sur) | Autonomous Region | 272,252 | 306,510 | 408,326 | → |
Bluefields | Municipality | 37,254 | 45,547 | 57,303 | → |
Desembocadura de Río Grande | Municipality | 3,151 | 3,585 | 4,010 | → |
El Ayote | Municipality | ... | 12,417 | 18,588 | → |
El Rama | Municipality | ... | 52,482 | 58,564 | → |
El Tortuguero | Municipality | 9,402 | 22,324 | 51,420 | → |
Islas del Maíz (Corn Islands) | Municipality | 5,336 | 6,626 | 7,692 | → |
Kukra Hill | Municipality | 7,455 | 8,789 | 9,984 | → |
La Cruz de Río Grande | Municipality | 13,642 | 23,284 | 42,206 | → |
Laguna de Perlas (Pearl Lagoon) | Municipality | 6,253 | 10,676 | 19,035 | → |
Muelle de los Bueyes | Municipality | 23,252 | 22,082 | 24,348 | → |
Nueva Guinea | Municipality | ... | 66,936 | 78,947 | → |
Paiwas (Bocana de Paiwas) | Municipality | ... | 31,762 | 36,229 | → |
Estelí | Department | 174,894 | 201,548 | 228,766 | → |
Condega | Municipality | 25,155 | 28,481 | 30,997 | → |
Estelí | Municipality | 92,988 | 112,084 | 128,761 | → |
La Trinidad | Municipality | 18,518 | 20,140 | 22,457 | → |
Pueblo Nuevo | Municipality | 19,532 | 20,620 | 23,943 | → |
San Juan de Limay | Municipality | 12,501 | 13,455 | 15,029 | → |
San Nicolás | Municipality | 6,200 | 6,768 | 7,579 | → |
Granada | Department | 155,683 | 168,186 | 212,663 | → |
Diriá | Municipality | 6,075 | 6,375 | 7,200 | → |
Diriomo | Municipality | 20,102 | 22,352 | 33,189 | → |
Granada | Municipality | 96,996 | 105,171 | 131,018 | → |
Nandaime | Municipality | 32,510 | 34,288 | 41,256 | → |
Jinotega | Department | 257,933 | 331,335 | 467,969 | → |
El Cuá | Municipality | ... | 43,305 | 60,265 | → |
Jinotega | Municipality | 77,222 | 99,382 | 141,743 | → |
La Concordia | Municipality | 7,049 | 6,486 | 7,364 | → |
San José de Bocay | Municipality | ... | 42,029 | 68,010 | → |
San Rafael del Norte | Municipality | 14,066 | 17,789 | 22,730 | → |
San Sebastián de Yalí | Municipality | 20,277 | 26,979 | 36,853 | → |
Santa María de Pantasma | Municipality | 29,735 | 37,880 | 54,909 | → |
Wiwilí de Jinotega | Municipality | ... | 57,485 | 76,095 | → |
León | Department | 336,894 | 355,779 | 419,065 | → |
Achuapa (San José de Achuapa) | Municipality | 13,186 | 13,797 | 15,120 | → |
El Jicaral | Municipality | 10,036 | 10,326 | 11,799 | → |
El Sauce | Municipality | 25,973 | 27,900 | 31,486 | → |
La Paz Centro | Municipality | 27,509 | 28,118 | 32,342 | → |
Larreynaga | Municipality | 29,798 | 27,898 | 32,841 | → |
León | Municipality | 161,530 | 174,051 | 210,041 | → |
Nagarote | Municipality | 29,200 | 32,303 | 38,543 | → |
Quezalguaque | Municipality | 7,754 | 8,591 | 9,856 | → |
Santa Rosa del Peñón | Municipality | 9,129 | 9,529 | 10,917 | → |
Telica | Municipality | 22,779 | 23,266 | 26,120 | → |
Madriz | Department | 107,567 | 132,459 | 172,587 | → |
Las Sabanas | Municipality | 4,063 | 4,136 | 5,007 | → |
Palacagüina | Municipality | 11,843 | 12,825 | 15,344 | → |
San José de Cusmapa | Municipality | 5,705 | 7,072 | 8,246 | → |
San Juan de Río Coco | Municipality | 15,261 | 21,114 | 35,026 | → |
San Lucas | Municipality | 10,464 | 12,975 | 16,157 | → |
Somoto | Municipality | 28,821 | 33,788 | 39,567 | → |
Telpaneca | Municipality | 15,113 | 19,025 | 24,014 | → |
Totogalpa | Municipality | 8,796 | 11,927 | 16,199 | → |
Yalagüina | Municipality | 7,501 | 9,597 | 13,027 | → |
Managua | Department | 1,093,760 | 1,262,978 | 1,534,218 | → |
Ciudad Sandino | Municipality | ... | 75,083 | 120,705 | → |
El Crucero | Municipality | ... | 13,656 | 15,804 | → |
Managua | Municipality | ... | 937,489 | 1,052,217 | → |
Mateare | Municipality | 17,804 | 28,775 | 56,934 | → |
San Francisco Libre | Municipality | 8,777 | 9,416 | 11,212 | → |
San Rafael del Sur | Municipality | 37,062 | 42,417 | 54,366 | → |
Ticuantepe | Municipality | 19,979 | 27,008 | 37,544 | → |
Tipitapa | Municipality | 82,808 | 101,685 | 148,390 | → |
Villa El Carmen | Municipality | 24,230 | 27,449 | 37,046 | → |
Masaya | Department | 241,354 | 289,988 | 386,237 | → |
Catarina | Municipality | 7,108 | 7,524 | 8,597 | → |
La Concepción | Municipality | 27,728 | 31,950 | 43,260 | → |
Masatepe | Municipality | 25,538 | 31,583 | 40,108 | → |
Masaya | Municipality | 117,523 | 139,582 | 183,874 | → |
Nandasmo | Municipality | 7,879 | 10,732 | 15,653 | → |
Nindirí | Municipality | 29,026 | 38,355 | 58,105 | → |
Niquinohomo | Municipality | 13,458 | 14,847 | 16,588 | → |
San Juan de Oriente | Municipality | 3,101 | 4,734 | 7,735 | → |
Tisma | Municipality | 9,993 | 10,681 | 12,317 | → |
Matagalpa | Department | 383,776 | 469,172 | 586,986 | → |
Ciudad Darío | Municipality | 35,871 | 41,014 | 52,868 | → |
El Tuma - La Dalia | Municipality | 43,887 | 56,681 | 75,925 | → |
Esquipulas | Municipality | 14,746 | 15,877 | 17,968 | → |
Matagalpa | Municipality | 104,381 | 133,416 | 163,782 | → |
Matiguás | Municipality | 38,584 | 41,127 | 53,079 | → |
Muy Muy | Municipality | 13,069 | 14,721 | 16,974 | → |
Rancho Grande | Municipality | 17,077 | 26,223 | 39,583 | → |
Río Blanco | Municipality | 26,203 | 30,785 | 36,374 | → |
San Dionisio | Municipality | 16,003 | 16,273 | 18,506 | → |
San Isidro | Municipality | 15,353 | 17,412 | 19,898 | → |
San Ramón | Municipality | 23,061 | 30,682 | 39,896 | → |
Sébaco | Municipality | 24,936 | 32,221 | 37,412 | → |
Terrabona | Municipality | 10,605 | 12,740 | 14,721 | → |
Nueva Segovia | Department | 148,492 | 208,523 | 267,900 | → |
Ciudad Antigua | Municipality | 3,421 | 4,868 | 6,779 | → |
Dipilto | Municipality | 3,879 | 5,207 | 6,771 | → |
El Jícaro | Municipality | 22,000 | 25,901 | 32,251 | → |
Jalapa | Municipality | 41,756 | 54,491 | 71,025 | → |
Macuelizo | Municipality | 4,768 | 6,076 | 7,049 | → |
Mozonte | Municipality | 5,186 | 6,795 | 8,823 | → |
Murra | Municipality | 11,017 | 14,847 | 18,923 | → |
Ocotal | Municipality | 26,076 | 34,580 | 47,569 | → |
Quilalí | Municipality | 20,741 | 26,461 | 33,513 | → |
San Fernando | Municipality | 5,950 | 8,549 | 11,690 | → |
Santa María | Municipality | 3,698 | 4,404 | 5,035 | → |
Wiwilí de Nueva Segovia (Güigüilí) | Municipality | ... | 16,344 | 18,472 | → |
Río San Juan | Department | 70,143 | 95,596 | 133,737 | → |
El Almendro | Municipality | 11,795 | 13,363 | 14,956 | → |
El Castillo | Municipality | 9,717 | 19,864 | 38,042 | → |
Morrito | Municipality | 6,093 | 6,570 | 7,550 | → |
San Carlos | Municipality | 28,733 | 37,461 | 51,624 | → |
San Juan de Nicaragua | Municipality | 271 | 1,307 | 2,466 | → |
San Miguelito | Municipality | 13,534 | 17,031 | 19,099 | → |
Rivas | Department | 140,432 | 156,283 | 181,665 | → |
Altagracia | Municipality | 17,616 | 19,955 | 22,977 | → |
Belén | Municipality | 15,967 | 16,428 | 18,533 | → |
Buenos Aires | Municipality | 4,835 | 5,420 | 5,806 | → |
Cárdenas | Municipality | 4,636 | 6,990 | 7,585 | → |
Moyogalpa | Municipality | 8,758 | 9,729 | 10,518 | → |
Potosí | Municipality | 10,720 | 11,904 | 13,454 | → |
Rivas | Municipality | 37,817 | 41,080 | 54,221 | → |
San Jorge | Municipality | 7,064 | 8,024 | 8,998 | → |
San Juan del Sur | Municipality | 13,125 | 14,741 | 15,907 | → |
Tola | Municipality | 19,894 | 22,012 | 23,666 | → |
Nicaragua | Republic | 4,357,099 | 5,142,098 | 6,527,691 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos, Nicaragua (web).
Further information about the population structure:
Gender (E 2019) | |
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Males | 3,220,940 |
Females | 3,306,751 |
Urbanization (E 2019) | |
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Rural | 2,709,928 |
Urban | 3,817,763 |