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CHINANDEGA

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

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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

3 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).

Get this page as JSON

no auth
cURL 200 OK
$ 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
  }
}
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