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 |
Boaco Department Departamento de Boaco | 1. | 186,284 | Boaco Boaco | 29,046 |
Carazo Department Departamento de Carazo | 2. | 198,395 | Jinotepe Jinotepe | 29,507 |
Chinandega Departamento de Chinandega | 3. | 441,897 | Chinandega Chinandega | 126,387 |
Chontales Department Departamento de Chontales | 4. | 191,856 | Juigalpa Juigalpa | 50,000 |
Esteli Department Departamento de Estelí | 5. | 230,953 | Esteli Estelí | 96,422 |
Granada Department Departamento de Granada | 6. | 215,965 | Granada Granada | 89,409 |
Jinotega Department Departamento de Jinotega | 7. | 483,404 | Jinotega Jinotega | 55,000 |
Leon Department Departamento de León | 8. | 423,012 | Leon León | 144,538 |
Madriz Department Departamento de Madriz | 9. | 176,920 | Somoto Somoto | 20,316 |
Managua Department Departamento de Managua | 10. | 1,559,774 | Managua Managua | 973,087 |
Masaya Department Departamento de Masaya | 11. | 397,632 | Masaya Masaya | 130,113 |
Matagalpa Department Departamento de Matagalpa | 12. | 600,057 | Matagalpa Matagalpa | 109,089 |
North Caribbean Coast Costa Caribe Norte | 13. | 541,189 | Puerto Cabezas Puerto Cabezas | 33,635 |
Nueva Segovia Department Departamento de Nueva Segovia | 14. | 275,291 | Ocotal Ocotal | 33,928 |
Rio San Juan Department Departamento de Río San Juan | 15. | 137,189 | San Carlos San Carlos | 13,451 |
Rivas Departamento de Rivas | 16. | 183,611 | Rivas Rivas | 30,000 |
South Caribbean Coast Costa Caribe Sur | 17. | 420,935 | Bluefields Bluefields | 44,373 |