Nicaragua Political Map

 

Nicaragua Political Map shows the states, state capitals and cities of Nicaragua. This country is located in Central America in between the countries of Honduras and Costa Rica. The national capital of Nicaragua is Managua.

Nicaragua Location

Nicaragua Political Map shows that this Central American country forms border with the North Pacific Ocean on the western side and Caribbean Sea on the eastern side. It is located between Honduras and Costa Rica. Nicaragua falls on the geographical coordinates of 13° North latitude and 85° West longitude. The area covered by it is approximately 129,494 sq km and the coastline measures 910 km.

States of Nicaragua

There are a large number of states into which Nicaragua is divided. These states can be identified on the Nicaragua Political Map as they are in jet black color. These states are:

 

Region Autonomista Atlatico Norte Jinotega Nueva Segovia Madriz Esteli Matagalpa Region Autonomista Atlatico Sur Boaco Chontales

Chinandega Leon Masaya Managua Grenada Carazo Rivas Rio San Juan

 

The state capitals have been shown on the Nicaragua Map by white square boxes.

Cities of Nicaragua

The cities can be located on the Printable Map of Nicaragua by black dots. Some of these cities are Wiwli, Eio Grande, Potosi, Muy Muy, La Cruz Rio Grande, Nuevo Amanecer, El Sauce, Nueva Guinea and Punta Gorda.

Managua

The national capital of Nicaragua is Managua, which is located at an altitude of 75 meters above sea level. It falls on the coordinates of 12°09′ North latitude and 86°17′ West longitude. It is highlighted on the Nicaragua Political Map by a red square box.

 

Nearest Airports: Managua International, Punta Huete, Los Brasiles and Montelimar. Some of the cities and towns located nearby: San Isidro, Ciudad Sandino, El Canton, Miraflores, San Miguel, Colonia Molina and La Argentina.

 

Department	Population	Area(km.²)	Area(mi.²)	Zone	Capital
Boaco	150,636	4,177	1,613	C	Boaco
Carazo	166,073	1,081	418	P	Jinotepe
Chinandega	378,970	4,822	1,862	P	Chinandega
Chontales	153,932	6,481	2,502	C	Juigalpa
Esteli	201,548	2,230	861	C	Esteli
Granada	168,186	1,040	401	P	Granada
Jinotega	331,335	9,222	3,561	C	Jinotega
Leon	355,779	5,138	1,984	P	Leon
Madriz	132,459	1,708	660	C	Somoto
Managua	1,262,978	3,465	1,338	P	Managua
Masaya	289,988	611	236	P	Masaya
Matagalpa	469,172	6,804	2,627	C	Matagalpa
Nueva Segovia	208,523	3,491	1,348	C	Ocotal
Region Autonoma del Atlantico Norte	314,130	32,820	12,672	A	Bilwi
Region Autonoma del Atlantico Sur	306,510	27,546	10,636	A	Bluefields
Rio San Juan	95,596	7,540	2,911	A	San Carlos
Rivas	156,283	2,162	835	P	Rivas
17 divisions	5,142,098	130,373	50,337