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NICARAGUA

Republic of Nicaragua · NI / NIC / 558

NI
ISO 3166-1 NIC · 558

Nicaragua is a central america country in Americas. It has a population of 6,465,513, uses NIO, speaks Spanish.

Population 6,465,513
Area (km²) 130,373
Capital Managua
Region Central America

All facts

fields
ISO alpha-3
NIC
ISO numeric
558
Calling code
+505
TLD
.ni
Driving side
Currencies
NIO
Languages
spa
Timezones
Flag
🇳🇮

Cities

page 1 of 4 · 167 total
Managua Managua Department 973,087
León León Department 144,538
Masaya Masaya Department 130,113
Chinandega Chinandega Department 126,387
Matagalpa Matagalpa Department 109,089
Estelí Estelí Department 96,422
Granada Granada Department 89,409
Mateare Managua Department 61,234
Jinotega Jinotega Department 55,000
El Viejo Chinandega Department 53,504
Nueva Guinea South Caribbean Coast 52,929
Juigalpa Chontales Department 50,000
Tipitapa Managua Department 50,000
Ciudad Sandino Managua Department 50,000
Bluefields South Caribbean Coast 44,373
Diriamba Carazo Department 35,008
Ocotal Nueva Segovia Department 33,928
Puerto Cabezas North Caribbean Coast 33,635
Chichigalpa Chinandega Department 33,137
Rivas Rivas Department 30,000
San Rafael del Sur Managua Department 29,836
Jinotepe Carazo Department 29,507
Boaco Boaco Department 29,046
Nagarote León Department 26,270
Jalapa Nueva Segovia Department 24,037
La Paz Centro León Department 23,481
San Marcos Carazo Department 23,347
Masatepe Masaya Department 21,452
Nandaime Granada Department 20,810
Rama South Caribbean Coast 20,456
Somoto Madriz Department 20,316
Corinto Chinandega Department 19,183
Río Blanco Matagalpa Department 17,018
Camoapa Boaco Department 16,653
El Crucero Managua Department 16,469
Siuna North Caribbean Coast 16,056
Somotillo Chinandega Department 15,385
Santo Tomás Chontales Department 14,809
Quilalí Nueva Segovia Department 13,590
San Carlos Río San Juan Department 13,451
Ciudad Darío Matagalpa Department 13,318
Ticuantepe Managua Department 13,209
El Sauce León Department 11,898
Condega Estelí Department 11,000
Acoyapa Chontales Department 10,563
Matiguás Matagalpa Department 10,523
Diriomo Granada Department 10,113
Telica León Department 8,776
San Lorenzo Boaco Department 8,694
South End South Caribbean Coast 8,011

Airports

top 11
BEF

Bluefields Airport

Medium airport

PUZ

Puerto Cabezas Airport

Medium airport

RNI

Corn Island Airport

Small airport

BZA

San Pedro Airport

Small airport

MNLL

Las Lajas Airport

Small airport

RFS

Rosita Airport

Small airport

NCR

San Carlos Airport

Small airport

SIU

Siuna

Small airport

WSP

Waspam Airport

Small airport

ECI

Costa Esmeralda Airport

Small airport

Universities

linked

FAQ

4 questions
What currency does Nicaragua use?
NIO.
What languages are spoken in Nicaragua?
Spanish.
What is the capital of Nicaragua?
Managua.
How many cities are in Nicaragua?
167 on record.

Get this page as JSON

no auth
cURL 200 OK
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/countries/NI

{
  "data": {
    "iso_alpha2": "NI",
    "iso_alpha3": "NIC",
    "iso_numeric": "558",
    "common_name": "Nicaragua",
    "official_name": "Republic of Nicaragua",
    "capital": "Managua",
    "region": "Americas",
    "subregion": "Central America",
    "population": 6465513,
    "flag_emoji": "🇳🇮",
    "car_side": null,
    "postal_code_format": null,
    "native_names": {},
    "calling_codes": [
      "+505"
    ],
    "tld": [
      ".ni"
    ],
    "flag_url": "/static/flags/ni.svg",
    "area": 130373.0,
    "latitude": 13.0,
    "longitude": -85.0,
    "languages": {
      "spa": "Spanish"
    },
    "currencies": {
      "NIO": {
        "name": "Nicaraguan córdoba",
        "symbol": "C$"
      }
    },
    "borders": [
      "CRI",
      "HND"
    ],
    "timezone_ids": []
  }
}
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