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Nicaragua is a unitary republic, divided for administrative purposes into fifteen departments (Spanish: departamentos) and two autonomous regions (Spanish: regiones autónomas).


ISO Map Department or autonomous region Capital Population (2023)[1] Area (km2) Pop. density (km−2)
NI-BO Boaco Boaco 188,809 4,176.68 45.21
NI-CA Carazo Jinotepe 200,894 1,081.40 185.77
NI-CI Chinandega Chinandega 445,784 4,822.42 92.44
NI-CO Chontales Juigalpa 193,827 6,481.27 29.91
NI-ES Estelí Estelí 233,077 2,229.69 104.53
NI-GR Granada Granada 219,244 1,039.68 210.88
NI-JI Jinotega Jinotega 499,289 9,222.40 54.14
NI-LE León León 426,850 5,138.03 83.08
NI-MD Madriz Somoto 181,328 1,708.23 106.15
NI-MN Managua Managua 1,585,801 3,465.10 457.65
NI-MS Masaya Masaya 409,265 610.78 670.07
NI-MT Matagalpa Matagalpa 613,262 6,803.86 90.13
NI-NS Nueva Segovia Ocotal 282,800 3,491.28 81.00
NI-RI Rivas Rivas 185,514 2,161.82 85.81
NI-SJ Río San Juan San Carlos 140,786 7,540.90 18.67
NI-AN North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region Bilwi 563,088 33,105.98 17.01
NI-AS South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region Bluefields 434,270 27,260.02 15.93
  1. ^ "Anuario Estadistico 2022" (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Información de Desarrollo. February 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2024.