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