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