Geography Atlas

Where Everything Happened
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme
City

Chinandega

Central America

Chinandega is a city and the departmental seat of Chinandega department in Nicaragua, also serving as administrative centre of the surrounding municipality of the same name. It is Nicaragua's second most important city by economy and sixth largest by population, with a population of 115,067 (137,539 in the wider municipality). It lies about 134 kilometers northwest of Managua and about 20 kilometers from the Pacific Ocean.

Facts
Population
137,539 1
Area (sq km)
687 1
Founding Year
1796 1
Population Estimate Year
2022 1
Elevation (m)
46 2
Latitude
12.617 degrees north 1
Longitude
87.15 degrees west 1
Sources
1. Chinandega - Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    It is Nicaragua's 2nd most important city (economy) and 6th largest city, with a population of 115,067 (2022 estimate), and a total of 137,539 in the municipality.
  • Infobox, Population year
    2022 estimate
  • Geography section, area
    687 km2 (265 sq mi)
  • History section
    Officially a settlement (poblado) from 1796
  • Infobox, coordinates latitude
    12.617°N
  • Infobox, coordinates longitude
    87.150°W
  • In Group: Cities of Central America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source
2. Chinandega (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 46 m
View the Source
Wikidata: Chinandega
Wikidata Q974354, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.