CHINANDEGA

Chinandega Department · NICARAGUA (NI) · 12.63°N / 87.13°W

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 3,620,381

Chinandega is a city in Nicaragua with a population of 126,387. It sits at 12.63/-87.13, runs on America/Managua, is 5 km from El Viejo.

Population 126,387

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone America/Managua

All facts

fields

Country: Nicaragua
Subdivision: Chinandega Department
Coords: 12.63°N / 87.13°W
UTC offset: -6
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

NW El Viejo Chinandega Department 53,504 5.4 km

S El Realejo Chinandega Department 6,208 10.2 km

SE Chichigalpa Chinandega Department 33,137 13.0 km

N Tonalá Chinandega Department 0 15.2 km

S Corinto Chinandega Department 19,183 16.9 km

SE Posoltega Chinandega Department 6,403 19.0 km

N Puerto Morazán Chinandega Department 7,671 24.9 km

SE Quezalguaque León Department 1,974 28.3 km

S Poneloya León Department 4,232 29.4 km

E Telica León Department 8,776 31.9 km

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Chinandega?: 126,387 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Chinandega in?: America/Managua.
Which country is Chinandega in?: Nicaragua (NI).
How far is Chinandega from Managua?: About 110 km.
Does Chinandega have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Nicaragua?: Spanish; Castilian.
What currency is used in Nicaragua?: Cordoba Oro.
How many cities are in Nicaragua?: 167 on record.
Which admin region is Chinandega in?: Chinandega Department.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/3620381

{
  "data": {
    "id": 3620381,
    "name": "Chinandega",
    "ascii_name": "Chinandega",
    "country_code": "NI",
    "population": 126387,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "America/Managua",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 12.62951,
    "longitude": -87.13133
  }
}

Context

comparatives

2.4x the population of El Viejo.
5 km from El Viejo.
Same timezone (America/Managua) as 166 other cities in Nicaragua.