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Nicaragua Map & Atlas

Political, physical and population maps of Nicaragua with its 17 first-level divisions, the capital Managua and largest cities, plus ethnic, religious and language maps.

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Administrative divisions of Nicaragua

Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries · 17 units

Nicaragua is divided into 17 first-level administrative divisions:

Atlántico NorteAtlántico SurBoacoCarazoChinandegaChontalesEstelíGranadaJinotegaLeónMadrizManaguaMasayaMatagalpaNueva SegoviaRio San JuanRivas

Largest cities in Nicaragua

Urban-area estimates · Natural Earth
#CityPopulation
1ManaguaCapital920,000
2León164,441
3Chinandega139,023
4Masaya130,113
5Matagalpa109,089
6Estelí107,839
7Granada‎105,219
8Juigalpa54,731
9Jinotega51,073
10Bluefields44,373

Managua is the largest urban area in Nicaragua with about 920,000 people.

Terrain, rivers & lakes

Terrain tiles · Natural Earth rivers & lakes

Highest terrain in Nicaragua: ≈ 2,101 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

🌊 Rivers

  • San Juan
  • Coco
  • Ro Grande de Matagalpa
  • Mico

🏞️ Lakes

  • Lago de Nicaragua
  • Lago de Managua
  • Lake

Ethnic groups in Nicaragua

CIA World Factbook
Mestizo
69%White
17%Black
9%Indigenous
5%

Mestizo (mixed Indigenous and White) 69%, White 17%, Black 9%, Indigenous 5%

Regionally, Mestizo is the most common ethnic group across most of the 17 divisions, while Indigenous predominates in 1 division (Atlántico Norte).

Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Religions in Nicaragua

CIA World Factbook · 2020
Roman Catholic
44.9%Protestant
38.7%other
1.2%believer but not belonging to a church
1%agnostic or atheist
0.4%none
13.7%unspecified
0.2%

Roman Catholic 44.9%, Protestant 38.7% (Evangelical 38.2, Adventist 0.5%), other 1.2%, (includes Jehovah's Witness and Church of Jesus Christ), believer but not belonging to a church 1%, agnostic or atheist 0.4%, none 13.7%, unspecified 0.2% (2020 est.)

Regionally, Roman Catholic is the most common religious group across most of the 17 divisions, while Protestant predominates in 2 divisions (Atlántico Norte, Atlántico Sur).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2020 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Languages in Nicaragua

CIA World Factbook · 2020
Spanish
99.5%Indigenous
0.3%Portuguese
0.1%other
0.1%

Spanish (official) 99.5%, Indigenous 0.3%, Portuguese 0.1%, other 0.1% (2020 est.)

Regionally, Spanish is the most common language group across most of the 17 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2020 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.