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Nicaragua: Administrative Division

Contents: Departments and Municipalities

The population of the departments and municipalities (municipios) of Nicaragua according to census results and latest official estimates.

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NameStatusPopulation
Census
1995-04-25		Population
Census
2005-05-28		Population
Estimate
2015-06-30		Population
Estimate
2023-06-30
BoacoDepartment136,949150,636178,582188,809
BoacoMunicipality45,18849,83959,98563,906
CamoapaMunicipality32,29734,96239,15340,077
San José de los RematesMunicipality7,6467,6508,3568,552
San LorenzoMunicipality22,34623,66630,65732,205
Santa LucíaMunicipality8,1738,2548,9619,173
TeustepeMunicipality21,29926,26531,47034,896
CarazoDepartment149,407166,073190,769200,894
DiriambaMunicipality51,19157,54263,45965,479
DoloresMunicipality5,4216,7618,1429,029
El RosarioMunicipality3,9235,3177,1618,602
JinotepeMunicipality37,47042,10952,17555,780
La ConquistaMunicipality3,9223,7774,0494,144
La Paz de CarazoMunicipality4,0544,6575,4915,850
San MarcosMunicipality25,87129,01932,16733,457
Santa TeresaMunicipality17,55516,89118,12518,553
ChinandegaDepartment350,212378,970429,557445,784
ChichigalpaMunicipality41,90344,76952,00054,085
ChinandegaMunicipality117,037121,793134,720137,899
Cinco Pinos (San Juan de Cinco Pinos)Municipality6,2206,7817,1677,336
CorintoMunicipality17,17716,62418,22018,650
El RealejoMunicipality8,1548,8389,87710,110
El ViejoMunicipality69,05576,77587,90291,931
PosoltegaMunicipality15,33116,77118,91619,362
Puerto MorazánMunicipality11,41113,32816,01317,430
San Francisco del NorteMunicipality5,9806,7587,2447,415
San Pedro del NorteMunicipality4,0484,7195,1535,389
Santo Tomás del NorteMunicipality6,7887,1248,2238,417
SomotilloMunicipality24,76729,03033,10235,318
VillanuevaMunicipality22,34125,66031,02032,442
ChontalesDepartment144,635153,932185,866193,827
AcoyapaMunicipality16,88216,94619,99420,465
ComalapaMunicipality10,94011,78517,81718,383
El CoralMunicipality...7,0398,0558,427
JuigalpaMunicipality...51,83860,15261,571
La LibertadMunicipality9,81411,42913,91414,824
San Francisco de CuapaMunicipality...5,5078,77711,422
San Pedro de LóvagoMunicipality7,1257,6509,2469,694
Santo DomingoMunicipality12,54312,18214,12714,460
Santo TomásMunicipality15,99716,40418,94519,392
Villa SandinoMunicipality...13,15214,83915,189
Costa Caribe Norte (Atlántico Norte)Autonomous Region192,716314,130480,874563,088
BonanzaMunicipality11,81018,63326,54031,975
MulukukúMunicipality32,92449,33967,11677,690
PrinzapolkaMunicipality5,31216,10535,91246,730
Puerto CabezasMunicipality39,77166,169110,335138,353
RositaMunicipality14,59922,72332,80839,527
SiunaMunicipality...64,092102,807105,233
WaslalaMunicipality...29,83846,51160,702
WaspánMunicipality35,08247,23158,84562,878
Costa Caribe Sur (Atlántico Sur)Autonomous Region272,252306,510385,102434,270
BluefieldsMunicipality37,25445,54755,92158,633
Desembocadura de Río GrandeMunicipality3,1513,5853,9294,086
El AyoteMunicipality...12,41716,82520,508
El RamaMunicipality...52,48257,84559,209
El TortugueroMunicipality9,40222,32443,27961,007
Islas del Maíz (Corn Islands)Municipality5,3366,6267,4677,912
Kukra HillMunicipality7,4558,7899,74410,216
La Cruz de Río GrandeMunicipality13,64223,28435,97749,445
Laguna de Perlas (Pearl Lagoon)Municipality6,25310,67616,30422,192
Muelle de los BueyesMunicipality23,25222,08224,04924,616
Nueva GuineaMunicipality...66,93677,97879,818
Paiwas (Bocana de Paiwas)Municipality...31,76235,78436,628
EstelíDepartment174,894201,548224,231233,077
CondegaMunicipality25,15528,48130,61631,338
EstelíMunicipality92,988112,084125,455131,971
La TrinidadMunicipality18,51820,14022,18122,704
Pueblo NuevoMunicipality19,53220,62023,64924,207
San Juan de LimayMunicipality12,50113,45514,84415,194
San NicolásMunicipality6,2006,7687,4867,663
GranadaDepartment155,683168,186206,009219,244
DiriáMunicipality6,0756,3757,1127,280
DiriomoMunicipality20,10222,35231,62734,781
GranadaMunicipality96,996105,171126,846135,138
NandaimeMunicipality32,51034,28840,42442,045
JinotegaDepartment257,933331,335438,413499,289
El CuáMunicipality...43,30558,34562,160
JinotegaMunicipality77,22299,382131,106153,028
La ConcordiaMunicipality7,0496,4867,2737,445
San José de BocayMunicipality...42,02960,05976,907
San Rafael del NorteMunicipality14,06617,78921,57123,919
San Sebastián de YalíMunicipality20,27726,97934,28039,563
Santa María de PantasmaMunicipality29,73537,88052,10757,779
Wiwilí de JinotegaMunicipality...57,48573,67278,488
LeónDepartment336,894355,779410,860426,850
Achuapa (San José de Achuapa)Municipality13,18613,79714,93515,287
El JicaralMunicipality10,03610,32611,65511,930
El SauceMunicipality25,97327,90031,09931,833
La Paz CentroMunicipality27,50928,11831,94532,699
LarreynagaMunicipality29,79827,89832,43833,204
LeónMunicipality161,530174,051204,985214,920
NagaroteMunicipality29,20032,30337,55839,500
QuezalguaqueMunicipality7,7548,5919,66310,032
Santa Rosa del PeñónMunicipality9,1299,52910,78311,037
TelicaMunicipality22,77923,26625,79926,408
MadrizDepartment107,567132,459164,146181,328
Las SabanasMunicipality4,0634,1364,9465,063
PalacagüinaMunicipality11,84312,82515,15615,514
San José de CusmapaMunicipality5,7057,0727,9838,505
San Juan de Río CocoMunicipality15,26121,11432,12438,137
San LucasMunicipality10,46412,97515,42316,902
SomotoMunicipality28,82133,78838,53140,573
TelpanecaMunicipality15,11319,02522,78925,269
TotogalpaMunicipality8,79611,92715,00617,463
YalagüinaMunicipality7,5019,59712,18813,902
ManaguaDepartment1,093,7601,262,9781,484,4621,585,800
Ciudad SandinoMunicipality...75,083109,644132,697
El CruceroMunicipality...13,65615,36716,233
ManaguaMunicipality...937,4891,039,2901,063,815
MateareMunicipality17,80428,77547,92167,550
San Francisco LibreMunicipality8,7779,41610,98611,426
San Rafael del SurMunicipality37,06242,41752,43756,286
TicuantepeMunicipality19,97927,00835,62939,507
TipitapaMunicipality82,808101,685138,032159,303
Villa El CarmenMunicipality24,23027,44935,15638,983
MasayaDepartment241,354289,988364,168409,265
CatarinaMunicipality7,1087,5248,4928,692
La ConcepciónMunicipality27,72831,95040,92745,662
MasatepeMunicipality25,53831,58337,90342,384
MasayaMunicipality117,523139,582173,874194,178
NandasmoMunicipality7,87910,73214,21117,215
NindiríMunicipality29,02638,35553,43563,093
NiquinohomoMunicipality13,45814,84716,38316,770
San Juan de OrienteMunicipality3,1014,7346,7778,818
TismaMunicipality9,99310,68112,16612,453
MatagalpaDepartment383,776469,172561,282613,262
Ciudad DaríoMunicipality35,87141,01451,25354,458
El Tuma - La DaliaMunicipality43,88756,68171,03181,043
EsquipulasMunicipality14,74615,87717,74718,166
MatagalpaMunicipality104,381133,416156,218171,473
MatiguásMunicipality38,58441,12751,45754,676
Muy MuyMunicipality13,06914,72116,63217,299
Rancho GrandeMunicipality17,07726,22336,09143,352
Río BlancoMunicipality26,20330,78535,26337,469
San DionisioMunicipality16,00316,27318,27818,710
San IsidroMunicipality15,35317,41219,49720,279
San RamónMunicipality23,06130,68237,32442,585
SébacoMunicipality24,93632,22136,22038,588
TerrabonaMunicipality10,60512,74014,27115,164
Nueva SegoviaDepartment148,492208,523253,489282,799
Ciudad AntiguaMunicipality3,4214,8686,1987,404
DipiltoMunicipality3,8795,2076,3267,238
El JícaroMunicipality22,00025,90131,22433,265
JalapaMunicipality41,75654,49167,20574,958
MacuelizoMunicipality4,7686,0766,7757,326
MozonteMunicipality5,1866,7958,2799,390
MurraMunicipality11,01714,84717,87820,001
OcotalMunicipality26,07634,58044,24951,067
QuilalíMunicipality20,74126,46131,72435,355
San FernandoMunicipality5,9508,54910,87412,550
Santa MaríaMunicipality3,6984,4044,8745,193
Wiwilí de Nueva Segovia (Güigüilí)Municipality...16,34417,88319,052
Río San JuanDepartment70,14395,596127,225140,786
El AlmendroMunicipality11,79513,36314,65515,242
El CastilloMunicipality9,71719,86433,32643,365
MorritoMunicipality6,0936,5707,4567,633
San CarlosMunicipality28,73337,46150,98852,191
San Juan de NicaraguaMunicipality2711,3072,1612,812
San MiguelitoMunicipality13,53417,03118,63919,543
RivasDepartment140,432156,283177,668185,514
AltagraciaMunicipality17,61619,95522,47623,456
BelénMunicipality15,96716,42818,30618,738
Buenos AiresMunicipality4,8355,4205,7355,870
CárdenasMunicipality4,6366,9907,4927,668
MoyogalpaMunicipality8,7589,72910,38910,634
PotosíMunicipality10,72011,90413,18913,706
RivasMunicipality37,81741,08052,19656,244
San JorgeMunicipality7,0648,0248,7989,189
San Juan del SurMunicipality13,12514,74115,71116,082
TolaMunicipality19,89422,01223,37623,927
NicaraguaRepublic4,357,0995,142,0986,262,7036,803,886

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos, Nicaragua.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2023)
Males3,357,138
Females3,446,748
Urbanization (E 2023)
Rural2,781,083
Urban4,022,803