Nicaragua — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition

Name: Nicaragua — World Gazetteer 2005 edition
Creator: Stefan Helders

Nicaragua had an estimated population of 5,766,497 in 2005, with 74 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.

About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.

For current figures: Nicaragua today — population now 6,465,513, against 5,766,497 in 2005.

Agglomerations, 2005

#	Name	Population (2005)
1	Managua	1,630,031

Cities and towns, 2005

#	Place	Region	Population (2005)
1	Managua	Managua	1,140,506
2	León	León	150,327
3	Chinandega	Chinandega	128,616
4	Masaya	Masaya	123,473
5	Granada	Granada	92,629
6	Estelí	Estelí	91,687
7	Tipitapa	Managua	89,642
8	Matagalpa	Matagalpa	79,122
9	Bluefields	Atlántico Sur	50,178
10	Juigalpa	Chontales	48,899
11	Nueva Guinea	Atlántico Sur	46,630
12	El Viejo	Chinandega	44,384
13	Ocotal	Nueva Segovia	39,199
14	Chichigalpa	Chinandega	38,066
15	Diriamba	Carazo	38,018
16	Jinotega	Jinotega	36,823
17	Nagarote	León	35,438
18	Jalapa	Nueva Segovia	33,620
19	Jinotepe	Carazo	31,267
20	Puerto Cabezas	Atlántico Norte	31,049
21	Rivas	Rivas	26,046
22	El Rama	Atlántico Sur	25,484
23	San Rafael del Sur	Managua	25,184
24	Boaco	Boaco	22,481
25	Corinto	Chinandega	22,354
26	Sébaco	Matagalpa	21,449
27	La Paz Centro	León	20,995
28	San Marcos	Carazo	19,957
29	Nandaime	Granada	18,832
30	Somoto	Madriz	18,581
31	Masatepe	Carazo	17,323
32	Mateare	Managua	15,067
33	Camoapa	Boaco	14,401
34	Santo Tomás	Chontales	13,437
35	Somotillo	Chinandega	13,063
36	Ciudad Darío	Matagalpa	12,981
37	San Carlos	Río San Juan	12,931
38	La Concepción	Masaya	12,471
39	Río Blanco	Matagalpa	12,311
40	Quilalí	Nueva Segovia	12,211
41	Siuna	Atlántico Norte	11,725
42	Nindirí	Masaya	10,496
43	Ticuantepe	Managua	10,227
44	Condega	Estelí	10,067
45	Acoyapa	Chontales	10,011
46	Matiguás	Matagalpa	9,769
47	El Jícaro	Nueva Segovia	9,522
48	La Trinidad	Estelí	9,312
49	Diriomo	Granada	9,133
50	El Sauce	León	8,559
51	Villa Sandino	Chontales	8,234
52	Rosita	Atlántico Norte	8,151
53	Corn Island	Atlántico Sur	7,934
54	Telica	León	7,550
55	Waspán	Atlántico Norte	7,287
56	Niquinohomo	Masaya	7,262
57	San Jorge	Rivas	7,001
58	San Lorenzo	Boaco	6,885
59	San Juan del Sur	Rivas	6,787
60	Larreynaga	León	6,645
61	Wiwilí	Jinotega	6,508
62	Nandasmo	Masaya	6,417
63	San Isidro	Matagalpa	6,366
64	Santo Domingo	Chontales	6,212
65	Esquipulas	Matagalpa	6,174
66	Dolores	Carazo	6,143
67	Bonanza	Atlántico Norte	6,129
68	Puerto Morazán	Chinandega	5,769
69	Waslala	Atlántico Norte	5,611
70	Santa Teresa	Carazo	5,372
71	Bocana de Paiwas	Atlántico Sur	4,975
72	Belén	Rivas	4,968
73	Laguna de Perlas	Atlántico Sur	4,944
74	San Miguelito	Río San Juan	4,447

Administrative divisions, 2005

#	Name	Population (2005)
1	Managua	1,443,460
2	Matagalpa	511,220
3	Chinandega	462,515
4	León	408,866
5	Atlántico Sur	404,831
6	Masaya	334,949
7	Jinotega	308,136
8	Atlántico Norte	264,907
9	Nueva Segovia	230,397
10	Estelí	224,116
11	Granada	200,894
12	Chontales	191,154
13	Carazo	185,879
14	Boaco	177,512
15	Rivas	175,278
16	Madriz	140,576
17	Río San Juan	101,807

The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.