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