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City profile · Nicaragua · North America

Chichigalpa

Chinandega Department · Nicaragua
City population
33,137
#19
in Nicaragua
#3
in Chinandega Department
#16,506
worldwide
ManaguaChichigalpa
12.570, -87.028 · 97 km from Managua
City population
33,137
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Nicaragua
#19
of 37 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#16,506
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Nicaragua
0.5%
of the national population

About Chichigalpa

Chichigalpa is a city in Chinandega Department, Nicaragua with a population of 33,137. It is the 19th largest of the 37 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nicaragua, and the 16,506th largest worldwide. It lies 97 km from Managua.

Position in Nicaragua
#19of 37
LargestSmallest
Position in Chinandega Department
#3of 5
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Nicaragua
Region
Chinandega Department
Rank in region
#3of 5
Distance to capital
97 km
to Managua
Elevation
76 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Managua
Coordinates
12.570, -87.028
Record updated
2026-03-20
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 37 in Nicaragua

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

13KMChinandega126K people18KMEl Viejo54K people19KMCorinto19K people22KMLeón145K people46KMLa Paz Centro23K people

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