Compas de Nicaragua

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

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Boaco:

is a department in Nicaragua. It was formed in 1938 out of part of Chontales Department. It covers an area of 4,176.68 km² and has a population of 178,582 (2015, est.). The capital is the city of Boaco. Indigenous peoples are the Nuhuas and Sumos.

Municipalities.

1. Boaco
2. Camoapa
3. San José de los Remates
4. San Lorenzo
5. Santa Lucía
6. Teustepe

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Carazo:

is a department in Nicaragua. It covers an area of 1,081.40 km² and has a population of 190,769 (2015 estimate). The capital is Jinotepe

Municipalities.

1. Diriamba
2. Dolores
3. El Rosario
4. Jinotepe
5. La Conquista
6. La Paz de Carazo
7. San Marcos
8. Santa Teresa

Chinandega:

is a department in Nicaragua, located on the border with Honduras. It covers an area of 4,822.42 km² and has a population of 429,557 (2015 estimate). The capital is the city of Chinandega.

Largely agricultural, it produces rum from sugar cane; other products are bananas, peanuts, shrimp and salt

Municipalities.

• Chichigalpa
• Chinandega
• Corinto
• El Realejo
• El Viejo
• Posoltega
• Puerto Morazán
• San Francisco del Norte
• San Juan de Cinco Pinos
• San Pedro del Norte
• Santo Tomás del Norte
• Somotillo
• Villanueva

Chontales:

is a department in Nicaragua. It covers an area of 6,481.27 km² and has a population of 182,000 (2005 census). The capital is Juigalpa.

Municipalities.

1. Acoyapa
2. Comalapa
3. El Coral
4. Juigalpa
5. La Libertad
6. San Francisco de Cuapa
7. San Pedro de Lóvago
8. Santo Domingo
9. Santo Tomás
10. Villa Sandino

Estelí:

is a department of Nicaragua. It covers an area of 2,335 km² and has a population of 215,400 (2005 census). Its capital is the city of Estelí.

Municipalities.

1. Condega
2. Estelí
3. La Trinidad
4. Pueblo Nuevo
5. San Juan de Limay
6. San Nicolás

Granada:

is a department in Nicaragua. It covers an area of 929 km² and has a population of 190,600 (2005 census). The capital is the city of Granada, one of North America's oldest cities

Municipalities.

1. Diria
2. Diriomo
3. Granada
4. Nandaime

Jinotega:

is the second largest department in Nicaragua. It is located on the border with Honduras. Its provincial capital is the city of Jinotega, located in a valley 142km from Managua (2h 26min, the Panamericana Norte and Guayacán).

Municipalities.

1. El Cuá
2. Jinotega
3. La Concordia
4. San José de Bocay
5. San Rafael del Norte
6. San Sebastián de Yalí
7. Santa María de Pantasma
8. Wiwilí

Leon:

is a department in Nicaragua. It covers an area of 5,107 km² and has a population of 389,600 (2005 census). The capital is the city of León.

Municipalities.

1. El Jicaral
2. El Sauce
3. La Paz Centro
4. Larreynaga
5. León
6. Nagarote
7. Quezalguaque
8. San José de Achuapa
9. Santa Rosa del Peñón
10. Telica

Madriz:

is a department in Nicaragua. It covers an area of 1,602 km² and has a population of 133,300 (2005 census). The capital is Somoto.

Municipalities.

1. Las Sabanas
2. Palacagüina
3. San José de Cusmapa
4. San Juan del Río Coco
5. San Lucas
6. Somoto
7. Telpaneca
8. Totogalpa
9. Yalagüina

Managua:

is a department in Nicaragua. It covers an area of 3,672 km² and has a population of 1,380,300 (2005 census), making it the country's most populated department. The capital is the city of Managua, which is also the capital of Nicaragua. The department has two coastlines, on the Pacific Ocean and on Lake Managua, but does not border Lake Nicaragua.

Municipalities.

1. Ciudad Sandino
2. El Crucero
3. Managua
4. Mateare
5. San Francisco Libre
6. San Rafael del Sur
7. Ticuantepe
8. Tipitapa
9. Villa Carlos Fonseca

Masaya:

is a department in Nicaragua. It is the country's smallest department by area (590 km²) and has a population of 317,500 (2005 census). The capital is the city of Masaya.

Municipalities.

1. Catarina
2. La Concepción
3. Masatepe
4. Masaya
5. Nandasmo
6. Nindirí
7. Niquinohomo
8. San Juan de Oriente
9. Tisma

Matagalpa:

is a department or region in central Nicaragua. It covers an area of 8,523 km² and has a population of 644,900 (2010 est). The capital is the city of Matagalpa with about 250.000.

Matagalpa is the second region of the country in population size, and the fourth in area (after the North Atlantic, the South Atlantic, and Jinotega.

Municipalities.

1. Ciudad Darío
2. Esquipulas
3. Matagalpa
4. Matiguas
5. Muy Muy
6. Rancho Grande
7. Río Blanco
8. San Dionisio
9. San Isidro
10. San Ramón
11. Sébaco
12. Terrabona
13. Tuma-La Dalia

Nueva Segovia:

is a department in Nicaragua. It covers an area of 3,123 km² and has a population of 211,200 (2005 census). The capital is Ocotal.

Municipalities.

1. Ciudad Antigua
2. Dipilto
3. El Jícaro
4. Jalapa
5. Macuelizo
6. Mozonte
7. Murra
8. Ocotal
9. Quilalí
10. San Fernando
11. Santa María
12. Wiwilí de Nueva Segovia

Rivas:

is a department of the Republic of Nicaragua. It covers an area of 2,155 km² and has a population of 166,900 (2005 census). The department's capital is the city of Rivas.

Municipalities.

1. Altagracia
2. Belén
3. Buenos Aires
4. Cárdenas
5. Moyogalpa
6. Potosí
7. Rivas
8. San Jorge
9. San Juan del Sur
10. Tola

Rio San Juan:

is a department in Nicaragua. It was formed in 1957 from parts of Chontales and Zelaya departments. It covers an area of 7,473 km² and has a population of 127,225 (2015 census). The capital is San Carlos. The Department also includes the Solentiname Islands archipelago and the San Juan River, after which it is named. Trinidad, in Río San Juan, is the most southerly point in Nicaragua.

Municipalities.

1. El Almendro
2. El Castillo
3. Morrito
4. San Carlos
5. San Juan de Nicaragua
6. San Miguelito

RAAN

In Nicaragua, the North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region (Spanish: Región Autónoma de la Costa Caribe Norte, pronounced: [reˈxjon au̯ˈtonoma ðe la ˈkosta kaˈɾiβe ˈnoɾte]), sometimes shortened to RACN, or RACCN (for North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region), or RAAN (for its former name of Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte), is one of two autonomous regions. It covers an area of 32,159 km² and has a population of 249,700 (2005 census). It is the largest autonomous region or department in Nicaragua. The capital is Puerto Cabezas. It contains part of the region known as the Mosquito Coast.

Municipalities.

The RACCN contains eight municipalities:

1. Bonanza
2. Prinzapolka
3. Puerto Cabezas
4. Rosita
5. Siuna
6. Waslala
7. Waspam
8. Mulukuku

RAAS

South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region (Spanish: Región Autónoma de la Costa Caribe Sur, pronounced: [reˈxjon au̯ˈtonoma ðe la ˈkosta kaˈɾiβe suɾ]), sometimes shortened to RACS, RACCS, or RAAS (for its former name of Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur), is one of two autonomous regions in Nicaragua. It covers an area of 27,407 km² and has a population of 382,100 (2005 census). The capital is Bluefields. Bordering the Caribbean Sea, it contains part of the region known as the Mosquito Coast.

Municipalities.

1. Bluefields
2. Desembocadura de la Cruz de Río Grande
3. El Ayote
4. El Rama
5. El Tortuguero
6. Islas del Maíz (Corn Island)
7. Kukra Hill
8. La Cruz de Río Grande
9. Laguna de Perlas
10. Muelle de los Bueyes
11. Nueva Guinea
12. Paiwas