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 |
| Atlantico Sur Región Autónoma Atlántico Sur | 1. | 306,510 | Bluefields Bluefields | 44,373 |
| Boaco Departamento de Boaco | 2. | 171,000 | Boaco Boaco | 29,046 |
| Chinandega Departamento de Chinandega | 3. | 441,300 | Chinandega Chinandega | 126,387 |
| Esteli Departamento de Estelí | 4. | 215,400 | Esteli Estelí | 96,422 |
| Granada Departamento de Granada | 5. | 190,600 | Granada Granada | 89,409 |
| Jinotega Departamento de Jinotega | 6. | 297,300 | Jinotega Jinotega | 51,073 |
| Carazo Departamento de Carazo | 7. | 177,100 | Jinotepe Jinotepe | 29,507 |
| Chontales Departamento de Chontales | 8. | 182,000 | Juigalpa Juigalpa | 54,731 |
| Leon Departamento de León | 9. | 389,600 | Leon León | 144,538 |
| Managua Departamento de Managua | 10. | 1,380,300 | Managua Managua | 973,087 |
| Masaya Departamento de Masaya | 11. | 317,500 | Masaya Masaya | 130,113 |
| Matagalpa Departamento de Matagalpa | 12. | 484,900 | Matagalpa Matagalpa | 109,089 |
| Nueva Segovia Departamento de Nueva Segovia | 13. | 211,200 | Ocotal Ocotal | 33,928 |
| Atlantico Norte (RAAN) North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN) | 14. | 249,700 | Puerto Cabezas Puerto Cabezas | 33,635 |
| Rivas Departamento de Rivas | 15. | 166,900 | Rivas Rivas | 30,293 |
| Rio San Juan Departamento de Río San Juan | 16. | 95,500 | San Carlos San Carlos | 13,451 |
| Madriz Departamento de Madriz | 17. | 133,300 | Somoto Somoto | 20,316 |