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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.

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NameStatusPopulation
Census
1995-04-25		Population
Census
2005-05-28		Population
Estimate
2021-06-30
BoacoDepartment136,949150,636186,284
BoacoMunicipality45,18849,83962,936
CamoapaMunicipality32,29734,96239,865
San José de los RematesMunicipality7,6467,6508,507
San LorenzoMunicipality22,34623,66631,828
Santa LucíaMunicipality8,1738,2549,124
TeustepeMunicipality21,29926,26534,024
CarazoDepartment149,407166,073198,395
DiriambaMunicipality51,19157,54265,002
DoloresMunicipality5,4216,7618,803
El RosarioMunicipality3,9235,3178,221
JinotepeMunicipality37,47042,10954,885
La ConquistaMunicipality3,9223,7774,122
La Paz de CarazoMunicipality4,0544,6575,761
San MarcosMunicipality25,87129,01933,147
Santa TeresaMunicipality17,55516,89118,454
ChinandegaDepartment350,212378,970441,897
ChichigalpaMunicipality41,90344,76953,585
ChinandegaMunicipality117,037121,793137,170
Cinco Pinos (San Juan de Cinco Pinos)Municipality6,2206,7817,298
CorintoMunicipality17,17716,62418,552
El RealejoMunicipality8,1548,83810,056
El ViejoMunicipality69,05576,77590,955
PosoltegaMunicipality15,33116,77119,260
Puerto MorazánMunicipality11,41113,32817,074
San Francisco del NorteMunicipality5,9806,7587,376
San Pedro del NorteMunicipality4,0484,7195,332
Santo Tomás del NorteMunicipality6,7887,1248,372
SomotilloMunicipality24,76729,03034,769
VillanuevaMunicipality22,34125,66032,098
ChontalesDepartment144,635153,932191,856
AcoyapaMunicipality16,88216,94620,357
ComalapaMunicipality10,94011,78518,250
El CoralMunicipality...7,0398,337
JuigalpaMunicipality...51,83861,246
La LibertadMunicipality9,81411,42914,599
San Francisco de CuapaMunicipality...5,50710,700
San Pedro de LóvagoMunicipality7,1257,6509,585
Santo DomingoMunicipality12,54312,18214,383
Santo TomásMunicipality15,99716,40419,290
Villa SandinoMunicipality...13,15215,109
Costa Caribe Norte (Atlántico Norte)Autonomous Region192,716314,130541,189
BonanzaMunicipality11,81018,63330,536
MulukukúMunicipality32,92449,33974,939
PrinzapolkaMunicipality5,31216,10543,776
Puerto CabezasMunicipality39,77166,169130,813
RositaMunicipality14,59922,72337,748
SiunaMunicipality...64,092104,677
WaslalaMunicipality...29,83856,823
WaspánMunicipality35,08247,23161,877
Costa Caribe Sur (Atlántico Sur)Autonomous Region272,252306,510420,935
BluefieldsMunicipality37,25445,54757,974
Desembocadura de Río GrandeMunicipality3,1513,5854,049
El AyoteMunicipality...12,41719,528
El RamaMunicipality...52,48258,896
El TortugueroMunicipality9,40222,32456,019
Islas del Maíz (Corn Islands)Municipality5,3366,6267,803
Kukra HillMunicipality7,4558,78910,101
La Cruz de Río GrandeMunicipality13,64223,28445,691
Laguna de Perlas (Pearl Lagoon)Municipality6,25310,67620,557
Muelle de los BueyesMunicipality23,25222,08224,486
Nueva GuineaMunicipality...66,93679,396
Paiwas (Bocana de Paiwas)Municipality...31,76236,435
EstelíDepartment174,894201,548230,953
CondegaMunicipality25,15528,48131,173
EstelíMunicipality92,988112,084130,380
La TrinidadMunicipality18,51820,14022,584
Pueblo NuevoMunicipality19,53220,62024,079
San Juan de LimayMunicipality12,50113,45515,114
San NicolásMunicipality6,2006,7687,623
GranadaDepartment155,683168,186215,965
DiriáMunicipality6,0756,3757,241
DiriomoMunicipality20,10222,35233,982
GranadaMunicipality96,996105,171133,086
NandaimeMunicipality32,51034,28841,656
JinotegaDepartment257,933331,335483,404
El CuáMunicipality...43,30561,216
JinotegaMunicipality77,22299,382147,304
La ConcordiaMunicipality7,0496,4867,406
San José de BocayMunicipality...42,02972,335
San Rafael del NorteMunicipality14,06617,78923,321
San Sebastián de YalíMunicipality20,27726,97938,190
Santa María de PantasmaMunicipality29,73537,88056,336
Wiwilí de JinotegaMunicipality...57,48577,296
LeónDepartment336,894355,779423,012
Achuapa (San José de Achuapa)Municipality13,18613,79715,206
El JicaralMunicipality10,03610,32611,867
El SauceMunicipality25,97327,90031,664
La Paz CentroMunicipality27,50928,11832,526
LarreynagaMunicipality29,79827,89833,028
LeónMunicipality161,530174,051212,504
NagaroteMunicipality29,20032,30339,026
QuezalguaqueMunicipality7,7548,5919,944
Santa Rosa del PeñónMunicipality9,1299,52910,979
TelicaMunicipality22,77923,26626,268
MadrizDepartment107,567132,459176,920
Las SabanasMunicipality4,0634,1365,036
PalacagüinaMunicipality11,84312,82515,431
San José de CusmapaMunicipality5,7057,0728,376
San Juan de Río CocoMunicipality15,26121,11436,555
San LucasMunicipality10,46412,97516,528
SomotoMunicipality28,82133,78840,074
TelpanecaMunicipality15,11319,02524,638
TotogalpaMunicipality8,79611,92716,822
YalagüinaMunicipality7,5019,59713,460
ManaguaDepartment1,093,7601,262,9781,559,774
Ciudad SandinoMunicipality...75,083126,582
El CruceroMunicipality...13,65616,020
ManaguaMunicipality...937,4891,058,191
MateareMunicipality17,80428,77562,027
San Francisco LibreMunicipality8,7779,41611,321
San Rafael del SurMunicipality37,06242,41755,327
TicuantepeMunicipality19,97927,00838,520
TipitapaMunicipality82,808101,685153,777
Villa El CarmenMunicipality24,23027,44938,009
MasayaDepartment241,354289,988397,632
CatarinaMunicipality7,1087,5248,646
La ConcepciónMunicipality27,72831,95044,453
MasatepeMunicipality25,53831,58341,238
MasayaMunicipality117,523139,582188,990
NandasmoMunicipality7,87910,73216,418
NindiríMunicipality29,02638,35560,558
NiquinohomoMunicipality13,45814,84716,681
San Juan de OrienteMunicipality3,1014,7348,261
TismaMunicipality9,99310,68112,387
MatagalpaDepartment383,776469,172600,057
Ciudad DaríoMunicipality35,87141,01453,667
El Tuma - La DaliaMunicipality43,88756,68178,457
EsquipulasMunicipality14,74615,87718,070
MatagalpaMunicipality104,381133,416167,613
MatiguásMunicipality38,58441,12753,881
Muy MuyMunicipality13,06914,72117,139
Rancho GrandeMunicipality17,07726,22341,432
Río BlancoMunicipality26,20330,78536,924
San DionisioMunicipality16,00316,27318,611
San IsidroMunicipality15,35317,41220,091
San RamónMunicipality23,06130,68241,226
SébacoMunicipality24,93632,22138,002
TerrabonaMunicipality10,60512,74014,944
Nueva SegoviaDepartment148,492208,523275,291
Ciudad AntiguaMunicipality3,4214,8687,086
DipiltoMunicipality3,8795,2077,002
El JícaroMunicipality22,00025,90132,760
JalapaMunicipality41,75654,49172,978
MacuelizoMunicipality4,7686,0767,188
MozonteMunicipality5,1866,7959,103
MurraMunicipality11,01714,84719,458
OcotalMunicipality26,07634,58049,296
QuilalíMunicipality20,74126,46134,428
San FernandoMunicipality5,9508,54912,115
Santa MaríaMunicipality3,6984,4045,114
Wiwilí de Nueva Segovia (Güigüilí)Municipality...16,34418,763
Río San JuanDepartment70,14395,596137,189
El AlmendroMunicipality11,79513,36315,101
El CastilloMunicipality9,71719,86440,623
MorritoMunicipality6,0936,5707,593
San CarlosMunicipality28,73337,46151,915
San Juan de NicaraguaMunicipality2711,3072,634
San MiguelitoMunicipality13,53417,03119,323
RivasDepartment140,432156,283183,611
AltagraciaMunicipality17,61619,95523,219
BelénMunicipality15,96716,42818,639
Buenos AiresMunicipality4,8355,4205,839
CárdenasMunicipality4,6366,9907,628
MoyogalpaMunicipality8,7589,72910,578
PotosíMunicipality10,72011,90413,582
RivasMunicipality37,81741,08055,233
San JorgeMunicipality7,0648,0249,095
San Juan del SurMunicipality13,12514,74115,997
TolaMunicipality19,89422,01223,801
NicaraguaRepublic4,357,0995,142,0986,664,364

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos, Nicaragua (web).

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2021)
Males3,288,408
Females3,375,956
Urbanization (E 2021)
Rural2,741,769
Urban3,922,595