Nicaragua — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
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 7,097,329, against 5,766,497 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 5,766,497 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 5,342,105 | 7,097,329 | +33% |
The two sources differ by 8% for 2005. The Gazetteer figure is the one the citation you followed refers to; the UN pair is the like-for-like comparison.
Agglomerations, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Managua | 1,630,031 |
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Managua | Managua | 1,140,506 | 973,087 now |
| 2 | León | León | 150,327 | 144,538 now |
| 3 | Chinandega | Chinandega | 128,616 | 126,387 now |
| 4 | Masaya | Masaya | 123,473 | 130,113 now |
| 5 | Granada | Granada | 92,629 | 89,409 now |
| 6 | Estelí | Estelí | 91,687 | 96,422 now |
| 7 | Tipitapa | Managua | 89,642 | 50,000 now |
| 8 | Matagalpa | Matagalpa | 79,122 | 109,089 now |
| 9 | Bluefields | Atlántico Sur | 50,178 | 44,373 now |
| 10 | Juigalpa | Chontales | 48,899 | 50,000 now |
| 11 | Nueva Guinea | Atlántico Sur | 46,630 | 52,929 now |
| 12 | El Viejo | Chinandega | 44,384 | 53,504 now |
| 13 | Ocotal | Nueva Segovia | 39,199 | 33,928 now |
| 14 | Chichigalpa | Chinandega | 38,066 | 33,137 now |
| 15 | Diriamba | Carazo | 38,018 | 35,008 now |
| 16 | Jinotega | Jinotega | 36,823 | 55,000 now |
| 17 | Nagarote | León | 35,438 | 26,270 now |
| 18 | Jalapa | Nueva Segovia | 33,620 | 24,037 now |
| 19 | Jinotepe | Carazo | 31,267 | 29,507 now |
| 20 | Puerto Cabezas | Atlántico Norte | 31,049 | 33,635 now |
| 21 | Rivas | Rivas | 26,046 | 30,000 now |
| 22 | El Rama | Atlántico Sur | 25,484 | — |
| 23 | San Rafael del Sur | Managua | 25,184 | 29,836 now |
| 24 | Boaco | Boaco | 22,481 | 29,046 now |
| 25 | Corinto | Chinandega | 22,354 | 19,183 now |
| 26 | Sébaco | Matagalpa | 21,449 | — |
| 27 | La Paz Centro | León | 20,995 | 23,481 now |
| 28 | San Marcos | Carazo | 19,957 | 23,347 now |
| 29 | Nandaime | Granada | 18,832 | 20,810 now |
| 30 | Somoto | Madriz | 18,581 | 20,316 now |
| 31 | Masatepe | Carazo | 17,323 | 21,452 now |
| 32 | Mateare | Managua | 15,067 | — |
| 33 | Camoapa | Boaco | 14,401 | 16,653 now |
| 34 | Santo Tomás | Chontales | 13,437 | 14,809 now |
| 35 | Somotillo | Chinandega | 13,063 | 15,385 now |
| 36 | Ciudad Darío | Matagalpa | 12,981 | 13,318 now |
| 37 | San Carlos | Río San Juan | 12,931 | 13,451 now |
| 38 | La Concepción | Masaya | 12,471 | — |
| 39 | Río Blanco | Matagalpa | 12,311 | 17,018 now |
| 40 | Quilalí | Nueva Segovia | 12,211 | 13,590 now |
| 41 | Siuna | Atlántico Norte | 11,725 | 16,056 now |
| 42 | Nindirí | Masaya | 10,496 | — |
| 43 | Ticuantepe | Managua | 10,227 | 13,209 now |
| 44 | Condega | Estelí | 10,067 | 11,000 now |
| 45 | Acoyapa | Chontales | 10,011 | 10,563 now |
| 46 | Matiguás | Matagalpa | 9,769 | 10,523 now |
| 47 | El Jícaro | Nueva Segovia | 9,522 | — |
| 48 | La Trinidad | Estelí | 9,312 | — |
| 49 | Diriomo | Granada | 9,133 | 10,113 now |
| 50 | El Sauce | León | 8,559 | 11,898 now |
| 51 | Villa Sandino | Chontales | 8,234 | — |
| 52 | Rosita | Atlántico Norte | 8,151 | — |
| 53 | Corn Island | Atlántico Sur | 7,934 | — |
| 54 | Telica | León | 7,550 | 8,776 now |
| 55 | Waspán | Atlántico Norte | 7,287 | — |
| 56 | Niquinohomo | Masaya | 7,262 | — |
| 57 | San Jorge | Rivas | 7,001 | — |
| 58 | San Lorenzo | Boaco | 6,885 | 8,694 now |
| 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 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
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.