| no. | name | census 1995 | census 2005 | calculation 2013 | annual growth | latitude | longitude | parent division | name variants | metropolitan area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Managua | 864 201 | 908 892 | 927 563 | 0.25 | 12.15°N | 86.27°W | Managua | Managua | |
| 2 | León | 123 865 | 139 433 | 148 077 | 0.75 | 12.43°N | 86.89°W | León | ||
| 3 | Estelí | 71 550 | 90 294 | 104 606 | 1.86 | 13.09°N | 86.36°W | Estelí | ||
| 4 | Tipitapa | 67 925 | 85 948 | 100 222 | 1.94 | 12.20°N | 86.10°W | Managua | Managua | |
| 5 | Matagalpa | 59 397 | 80 228 | 98 438 | 2.59 | 12.93°N | 85.93°W | Matagalpa | ||
| 6 | Masaya | 88 971 | 92 598 | 92 517 | -0.01 | 11.98°N | 86.10°W | Masaya | Managua | |
| 7 | Chinandega | 97 387 | 95 614 | 91 527 | -0.54 | 12.63°N | 87.13°W | Chinandega | ||
| 8 | Granada | 71 783 | 79 418 | 83 424 | 0.62 | 11.94°N | 85.96°W | Granada | Managua | |
| 9 | Ciudad Sandino | 72 501 | 78 525 | 12.16°N | 86.34°W | Managua | ||||
| 10 | Puerto Cabezas | 22 588 | 39 428 | 59 201 | 5.21 | 14.03°N | 83.39°W | Atlántico Norte | Bilwi | |
| 11 | Jinotega | 30 824 | 41 134 | 50 160 | 2.51 | 13.10°N | 86.00°W | Jinotega | ||
| 12 | Juigalpa | 36 999 | 42 763 | 46 384 | 1.02 | 12.11°N | 85.38°W | Chontales | ||
| 13 | El Viejo | 33 607 | 39 178 | 42 848 | 1.13 | 12.67°N | 87.18°W | Chinandega | ||
| 14 | Ocotal | 25 264 | 34 190 | 42 229 | 2.67 | 13.64°N | 86.48°W | Nueva Segovia | ||
| 15 | Bluefields | 33 745 | 38 623 | 41 734 | 0.97 | 12.01°N | 83.77°W | Atlántico Sur | ||
| 16 | Mateare | 11 417 | 25 313 | 41 337 | 6.32 | 12.23°N | 86.32°W | Managua | Managua | |
| 17 | Diriamba | 30 558 | 35 222 | 38 235 | 1.03 | 11.86°N | 86.25°W | Carazo | Managua | |
| 18 | Chichigalpa | 28 823 | 34 243 | 37 992 | 1.31 | 12.57°N | 87.03°W | Chinandega | ||
| 19 | Jinotepe | 25 132 | 31 257 | 35 902 | 1.75 | 11.85°N | 86.20°W | Carazo | Managua | |
| 20 | Rivas | 20 868 | 27 650 | 33 258 | 2.34 | 11.44°N | 85.82°W | Rivas | ||
| 21 | Nindirí | 7 563 | 17 313 | 28 988 | 6.65 | 12.01°N | 86.13°W | Masaya | Managua | |
| 22 | Sébaco | 16 102 | 22 431 | 28 226 | 2.91 | 12.83°N | 86.05°W | Matagalpa | ||
| 23 | San Rafael del Sur | 19 083 | 23 420 | 26 696 | 1.65 | 11.85°N | 86.44°W | Managua | ||
| 24 | Jalapa | 21 668 | 24 435 | 26 170 | 0.86 | 13.92°N | 86.14°W | Nueva Segovia | ||
| 25 | Ciudad Darío | 9 745 | 16 646 | 24 426 | 4.91 | 12.72°N | 86.12°W | Matagalpa | ||
| 26 | Nueva Guinea | 31 359 | 25 585 | 22 875 | -1.39 | 11.69°N | 84.46°W | Atlántico Sur | ||
| 27 | Boaco | 17 344 | 20 405 | 22 493 | 1.23 | 12.47°N | 85.66°W | Boaco | ||
| 28 | Somoto | 14 218 | 18 126 | 21 327 | 2.05 | 13.48°N | 86.59°W | Madriz | ||
| 29 | San Marcos | 16 041 | 18 852 | 20 777 | 1.22 | 11.92°N | 86.20°W | Carazo | Managua | |
| 30 | La Paz Centro | 17 299 | 19 010 | 19 864 | 0.55 | 12.33°N | 86.68°W | León | ||
| 31 | Larreynaga | 5 475 | 11 292 | 17 073 | 5.30 | 12.67°N | 86.57°W | León | ||
| 32 | Nandaime | 14 594 | 15 866 | 16 466 | 0.47 | 11.76°N | 86.06°W | Granada | ||
| 33 | Masatepe | 13 924 | 15 482 | 16 362 | 0.69 | 11.91°N | 86.16°W | Carazo | Managua | |
| 34 | Río Blanco | 9 242 | 12 933 | 16 337 | 2.96 | 12.93°N | 85.23°W | Matagalpa | ||
| 35 | Camoapa | 11 110 | 13 995 | 16 243 | 1.88 | 12.38°N | 85.51°W | Boaco | ||
| 36 | Somotillo | 9 891 | 13 290 | 16 192 | 2.50 | 13.04°N | 86.91°W | Chinandega | ||
| 37 | Corinto | 16 926 | 16 466 | 15 689 | -0.60 | 12.48°N | 87.18°W | Chinandega | ||
| 38 | Nagarote | 29 200 | 19 614 | 15 254 | -3.09 | 12.26°N | 86.57°W | León | ||
| 39 | San Carlos | 8 909 | 12 174 | 15 153 | 2.77 | 11.13°N | 84.78°W | Río San Juan | ||
| 40 | La Concepción | 8 986 | 12 234 | 15 125 | 2.69 | 11.93°N | 86.18°W | Masaya | Managua | |
| 41 | Waslala | 4 082 | 8 604 | 14 931 | 7.13 | 13.23°N | 85.39°W | Atlántico Norte | ||
| 42 | La Trinidad | 7 267 | 11 000 | 14 692 | 3.68 | 12.57°N | 86.18°W | Estelí | ||
| 43 | Siuna | 8 530 | 10 345 | 13 440 | 3.33 | 13.73°N | 84.77°W | Atlántico Norte | ||
| 44 | El Rama | 17 138 | 14 838 | 12 931 | -1.70 | 12.15°N | 84.22°W | Atlántico Sur | Rama | |
| 45 | Bonanza | 4 459 | 8 143 | 12 681 | 5.69 | 14.03°N | 84.59°W | Atlántico Norte | ||
| 46 | Santo Tomás | 10 167 | 11 678 | 12 629 | 0.98 | 12.07°N | 85.08°W | Chontales | ||
| 47 | Ticuantepe | 7 749 | 10 328 | 12 538 | 2.45 | 12.02°N | 86.20°W | Managua | Managua | |
| 48 | San Isidro | 4 779 | 8 015 | 11 617 | 4.75 | 12.55°N | 85.48°W | Matagalpa | ||
| 49 | Condega | 7 856 | 9 894 | 11 512 | 1.91 | 13.35°N | 86.40°W | Estelí | ||
| 50 | Rosita | 5 930 | 8 535 | 11 086 | 3.32 | 13.93°N | 84.41°W | Atlántico Norte | La Rosita | |
| 51 | Matiguás | 7 334 | 8 907 | 10 102 | 1.59 | 12.83°N | 85.46°W | Matagalpa | ||
| 52 | Diriomo | 7 078 | 8 711 | 9 933 | 1.65 | 11.87°N | 86.05°W | Granada | Managua | |
| 53 | Niquinohomo | 5 233 | 7 530 | 9 711 | 3.23 | 11.90°N | 86.10°W | Masaya | Managua | |
| 54 | Belén | 3 980 | 6 458 | 9 076 | 4.35 | 11.50°N | 85.89°W | Rivas | ||
| 55 | El Tuma-La Dalia | 7 876 | 8 918 | 13.07°N | 85.75°W | Matagalpa | ||||
| 56 | San Juan del Sur | 5 438 | 7 220 | 8 730 | 2.40 | 11.25°N | 85.86°W | Rivas | ||
| 57 | Waspán | 5 301 | 7 038 | 8 594 | 2.53 | 14.74°N | 83.97°W | Atlántico Norte | Waspam | |
| 58 | San Jorge | 5 609 | 7 126 | 8 335 | 1.98 | 11.45°N | 85.80°W | Rivas | ||
| 59 | Acoyapa | 7 575 | 8 108 | 8 311 | 0.31 | 11.97°N | 85.17°W | Chontales | ||
| 60 | Villa Nueva | 7 684 | 7 926 | 12.96°N | 86.81°W | Chinandega | Villanueva | |||
| 61 | Dolores | 4 938 | 6 535 | 7 884 | 2.37 | 11.85°N | 86.22°W | Carazo | Managua | |
| 62 | El Crucero | 7 276 | 7 881 | 11.98°N | 86.32°W | Managua | ||||
| 63 | Muelle de los Bueyes | 7 397 | 7 867 | 12.07°N | 84.53°W | Atlántico Sur | ||||
| 64 | El Sauce | 7 052 | 7 584 | 7 796 | 0.35 | 12.88°N | 86.54°W | León | ||
| 65 | Wiwilí | 5 448 | 6 674 | 7 632 | 1.69 | 13.61°N | 85.82°W | Jinotega | Wiwilí de Jinotega | |
| 66 | Corn Island | 5 336 | 6 626 | 7 622 | 1.77 | 12.17°N | 83.04°W | Atlántico Sur | Isla del Maíz Grande | |
| 67 | San Juan de Río Coco | 6 586 | 7 502 | 13.55°N | 86.17°W | Madriz | ||||
| 68 | Altagracia | 7 041 | 7 423 | 11.57°N | 85.58°W | Rivas | ||||
| 69 | Quilalí | 7 870 | 7 106 | 7 354 | 0.43 | 13.57°N | 86.04°W | Nueva Segovia | ||
| 70 | Villa Sandino | 6 230 | 6 947 | 7 347 | 0.70 | 12.05°N | 84.99°W | Chontales | ||
| 71 | Puerto Morazán | 4 368 | 5 949 | 7 328 | 2.64 | 12.85°N | 87.18°W | Chinandega | ||
| 72 | Villa El Carmen | 6 728 | 7 287 | 11.98°N | 86.52°W | Managua | ||||
| 73 | Telica | 6 221 | 6 848 | 7 166 | 0.57 | 12.52°N | 86.87°W | León | ||
| 74 | El Jícaro | 6 137 | 6 756 | 7 132 | 0.68 | Nueva Segovia | ||||
| 75 | Catarina | 5 712 | 6 384 | 11.92°N | 86.08°W | Masaya | ||||
| 76 | Tola | 5 815 | 6 131 | 11.43°N | 85.93°W | Rivas | ||||
| 77 | Esquipulas | 4 635 | 5 474 | 6 078 | 1.32 | Matagalpa | ||||
| 78 | Mulukukú | 4 283 | 6 016 | 13.15°N | 84.97°W | Atlántico Norte | ||||
| 79 | Posoltega | 5 718 | 5 898 | 12.54°N | 86.98°W | Chinandega | ||||
| 80 | San Rafael del Norte | 4 952 | 5 822 | 13.22°N | 86.12°W | Jinotega | ||||
| 81 | Santa María de Pantasma | 4 836 | 5 686 | 13.17°N | 85.85°W | Jinotega | ||||
| 82 | San Fernando | 4 330 | 5 447 | 13.68°N | 86.32°W | Nueva Segovia | ||||
| 83 | Laguna de Perlas | 3 325 | 4 404 | 5 321 | 2.39 | 12.35°N | 83.68°W | Atlántico Sur | ||
| 84 | San Sebastián de Yalí | 4 476 | 5 263 | 13.30°N | 86.18°W | Jinotega | ||||
| 85 | Santa Teresa | 4 318 | 4 821 | 5 112 | 0.74 | 11.73°N | 86.22°W | Carazo | ||
| 86 | Moyogalpa | 4 795 | 5 055 | 11.53°N | 85.70°W | Rivas | ||||
| 87 | Santo Domingo | 4 700 | 4 970 | 5 048 | 0.19 | 12.27°N | 85.09°W | Chontales | ||
| 88 | Potosí | 4 752 | 5 010 | 11.50°N | 85.88°W | Rivas | ||||
| 89 | La Libertad | 4 887 | 4 979 | 12.22°N | 85.17°W | Chontales | ||||
| 90 | San Lorenzo | 5 312 | 5 147 | 4 895 | -0.63 | 12.38°N | 85.67°W | Boaco | ||
| 91 | Palacagüina | 4 235 | 4 824 | 13.45°N | 86.40°W | Madriz | ||||
| 92 | San José de Bocay | 3 861 | 4 540 | 13.53°N | 85.53°W | Jinotega | ||||
| 93 | Telpaneca | 3 871 | 4 409 | 13.53°N | 86.28°W | Madriz | ||||
| 94 | Wiwili de Abajo | 3 467 | 4 362 | 13.62°N | 85.83°W | Nueva Segovia | Wiwilí de Nueva Segovia | |||
| 95 | Bocana de Paiwas | 3 346 | 3 934 | 4 341 | 1.24 | 12.80°N | 85.14°W | Atlántico Sur | Paiwas | |
| 96 | Tisma | 3 807 | 4 255 | 12.08°N | 86.02°W | Masaya | ||||
| 97 | El Cuá | 3 577 | 4 206 | 13.42°N | 85.75°W | Jinotega | ||||
| 98 | El Ayote | 3 921 | 4 170 | Atlántico Sur | ||||||
| 99 | Teustepe | 3 953 | 4 131 | 12.42°N | 85.80°W | Boaco | ||||
| 100 | El Realejo | 3 954 | 4 078 | 12.53°N | 87.17°W | Chinandega | ||||
| 101 | San Juan de Limay | 3 668 | 3 972 | 13.17°N | 86.62°W | Estelí | ||||
| 102 | Pueblo Nuevo | 3 444 | 3 729 | 13.38°N | 86.48°W | Estelí | ||||
| 103 | Diriá | 3 579 | 3 688 | 11.88°N | 86.05°W | Granada | ||||
| 104 | El Castillo | 2 834 | 3 487 | 11.02°N | 84.40°W | Río San Juan | ||||
| 105 | San Pedro del Lóvago | 3 415 | 3 479 | 12.13°N | 85.12°W | Chontales | San Pedro de Lóvago | |||
| 106 | El Coral | 3 378 | 3 442 | Chontales | ||||||
| 107 | El Almendro | 2 792 | 3 436 | 11.68°N | 84.70°W | Río San Juan | ||||
| 108 | Nandasmo | 4 624 | 3 309 | 3 168 | -0.54 | 11.93°N | 86.12°W | Masaya | Managua | |
| 109 | San Ramón | 2 744 | 3 107 | 12.92°N | 85.83°W | Matagalpa | ||||
| 110 | Kukrahill | 2 737 | 2 911 | 12.25°N | 83.75°W | Atlántico Sur | ||||
| 111 | San Miguelito | 3 064 | 2 807 | 2 901 | 0.41 | 11.40°N | 84.90°W | Río San Juan | ||
| 112 | San Juan de Oriente | 2 595 | 2 900 | 11.90°N | 86.08°W | Masaya | ||||
| 113 | El Rosario | 2 638 | 2 779 | 11.78°N | 86.37°W | Carazo | ||||
| 114 | La Paz de Oriente | 2 375 | 2 502 | 11.82°N | 86.13°W | Carazo | ||||
| 115 | San Dionisio | 2 160 | 2 446 | 12.75°N | 85.85°W | Matagalpa | ||||
| 116 | Desembocadura C.Río G | 2 293 | 2 439 | Atlántico Sur | ||||||
| 117 | San Lucas | 2 124 | 2 419 | 13.42°N | 86.60°W | Madriz | ||||
| 118 | Prinzapolka | 1 689 | 2 372 | 13.40°N | 83.57°W | Atlántico Norte | ||||
| 119 | Buenos Aires | 2 236 | 2 357 | 11.47°N | 85.82°W | Rivas | ||||
| 120 | Morrito | 1 856 | 2 284 | 11.62°N | 85.08°W | Río San Juan | ||||
| 121 | Mozonte | 1 809 | 2 276 | 13.65°N | 86.45°W | Nueva Segovia | ||||
| 122 | Achuapa | 2 207 | 2 234 | 13.05°N | 86.58°W | León | ||||
| 123 | San Francisco | 2 050 | 2 220 | 12.50°N | 86.30°W | Managua | ||||
| 124 | Cuapa | 2 161 | 2 202 | 12.27°N | 85.38°W | Chontales | San Francisco de Cuapa | |||
| 125 | Santa Lucía | 2 046 | 2 138 | 12.53°N | 85.72°W | Boaco | ||||
| 126 | Totogalpa | 1 794 | 2 043 | 13.57°N | 86.50°W | Madriz | ||||
| 127 | Terrabona | 1 753 | 1 985 | 12.73°N | 85.97°W | Matagalpa | ||||
| 128 | Santa Rosa del Peñón | 1 852 | 1 875 | 12.80°N | 86.37°W | León | ||||
| 129 | Rancho Grande | 1 648 | 1 866 | Matagalpa | ||||||
| 130 | Yalagüina | 1 636 | 1 863 | 13.48°N | 86.48°W | Madriz | ||||
| 131 | Ciudad Antigua | 1 473 | 1 853 | 13.63°N | 86.32°W | Nueva Segovia | ||||
| 132 | Tortuguero | 1 737 | 1 847 | 12.82°N | 84.20°W | Atlántico Sur | El Tortuguero | |||
| 133 | San José de los Remates | 1 763 | 1 842 | 12.60°N | 85.77°W | Boaco | ||||
| 134 | La Concordia | 1 490 | 1 752 | 13.18°N | 86.17°W | Jinotega | ||||
| 135 | Murra | 1 316 | 1 656 | 13.77°N | 86.02°W | Nueva Segovia | ||||
| 136 | San José de Cusmapa | 1 405 | 1 600 | 13.28°N | 86.65°W | Madriz | ||||
| 137 | Santo Tomás | 1 229 | 1 268 | 13.18°N | 86.93°W | Chinandega | Santo Tomás del Norte | |||
| 138 | Quezalguaque | 1 233 | 1 248 | 12.51°N | 86.90°W | León | ||||
| 139 | Cinco Pinos | 1 192 | 1 229 | 13.23°N | 86.87°W | Chinandega | ||||
| 140 | San Juan del Norte | 985 | 1 212 | 10.92°N | 83.70°W | Río San Juan | ||||
| 141 | Muy Muy | 1 037 | 1 174 | 12.77°N | 85.63°W | Matagalpa | ||||
| 142 | Comalapa | 1 077 | 1 097 | 12.28°N | 85.52°W | Chontales | ||||
| 143 | Las Sabanas | 904 | 1 030 | 13.35°N | 86.62°W | Madriz | ||||
| 144 | Cárdenas | 934 | 985 | 11.20°N | 85.52°W | Rivas | ||||
| 145 | San Francisco | 902 | 930 | 12.82°N | 87.45°W | Chinandega | ||||
| 146 | La Cruz de Río Grande | 829 | 882 | 13.12°N | 84.18°W | Atlántico Sur | ||||
| 147 | La Conquista | 822 | 866 | 11.73°N | 86.20°W | Carazo | ||||
| 148 | El Jicaral | 780 | 790 | 12.73°N | 86.38°W | León | ||||
| 149 | Santa María | 549 | 691 | 13.75°N | 86.72°W | Nueva Segovia | ||||
| 150 | San Pedro | 651 | 671 | Chinandega | ||||||
| 151 | San Nicolás | 619 | 670 | Estelí | ||||||
| 152 | Macuelizo | 247 | 311 | 13.65°N | 86.62°W | Nueva Segovia | ||||
| 153 | Dipilto | 178 | 224 | 13.72°N | 86.50°W | Nueva Segovia |
