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León Department · NICARAGUA (NI) · 12.44°N / 86.88°W

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ADM1 · ID GeoNames 3,618,030

León is a city in Nicaragua with a population of 144,538. It sits at 12.44/-86.88, runs on America/Managua, is 8 km from Quezalguaque.

Population 144,538
Place Type Regional Capital
Elevation n/a
Timezone America/Managua

All facts

fields
Country
Nicaragua
Subdivision
León Department
Coords
12.44°N / 86.88°W
UTC offset
-6
DST
Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km
N Quezalguaque León Department 1,974 8.3 km
N Telica León Department 8,776 9.8 km
NW Posoltega Chinandega Department 6,403 16.3 km
W Poneloya León Department 4,232 18.9 km
NW Chichigalpa Chinandega Department 33,137 22.1 km
SE La Paz Centro León Department 23,481 24.5 km
NE Malpaisillo León Department 0 27.9 km
SE Puerto Sandino León Department 4,371 29.5 km
W Corinto Chinandega Department 19,183 32.4 km
W El Realejo Chinandega Department 6,208 33.4 km

FAQ

3 questions
What is the population of León?
144,538 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is León in?
America/Managua.
Which country is León in?
Nicaragua (NI).

Get this page as JSON

no auth
cURL 200 OK
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/3618030

{
  "data": {
    "id": 3618030,
    "name": "León",
    "ascii_name": "Leon",
    "country_code": "NI",
    "population": 144538,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "America/Managua",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 12.43527,
    "longitude": -86.87862
  }
}
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