Regions in Nicaragua
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You can sort the regions in Nicaragua alphabeticallyby population by capitals of the regionsby capitals population
Primary administrative regions in Nicaragua
There are 17 regions in Nicaragua in the primary administrative level.Region | No | Population | Capital | Capital population |
Managua Department Departamento de Managua | 1. | 1,559,774 | Managua Managua | 973,087 |
Matagalpa Department Departamento de Matagalpa | 2. | 600,057 | Matagalpa Matagalpa | 109,089 |
North Caribbean Coast Costa Caribe Norte | 3. | 541,189 | Puerto Cabezas Puerto Cabezas | 33,635 |
Jinotega Department Departamento de Jinotega | 4. | 483,404 | Jinotega Jinotega | 55,000 |
Chinandega Departamento de Chinandega | 5. | 441,897 | Chinandega Chinandega | 126,387 |
Leon Department Departamento de León | 6. | 423,012 | Leon León | 144,538 |
South Caribbean Coast Costa Caribe Sur | 7. | 420,935 | Bluefields Bluefields | 44,373 |
Masaya Department Departamento de Masaya | 8. | 397,632 | Masaya Masaya | 130,113 |
Nueva Segovia Department Departamento de Nueva Segovia | 9. | 275,291 | Ocotal Ocotal | 33,928 |
Esteli Department Departamento de Estelí | 10. | 230,953 | Esteli Estelí | 96,422 |
Granada Department Departamento de Granada | 11. | 215,965 | Granada Granada | 89,409 |
Carazo Department Departamento de Carazo | 12. | 198,395 | Jinotepe Jinotepe | 29,507 |
Chontales Department Departamento de Chontales | 13. | 191,856 | Juigalpa Juigalpa | 50,000 |
Boaco Department Departamento de Boaco | 14. | 186,284 | Boaco Boaco | 29,046 |
Rivas Departamento de Rivas | 15. | 183,611 | Rivas Rivas | 30,000 |
Madriz Department Departamento de Madriz | 16. | 176,920 | Somoto Somoto | 20,316 |
Rio San Juan Department Departamento de Río San Juan | 17. | 137,189 | San Carlos San Carlos | 13,451 |