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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) |
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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 |