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City profile · Nicaragua · North America

Ciudad Sandino

Managua Department · Nicaragua
City population
50,000
#14
in Nicaragua
#4
in Managua Department
#11,433
worldwide
ManaguaCiudad Sandino
12.159, -86.344 · 11 km from Managua
City population
50,000
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Nicaragua
#14
of 37 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#11,433
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Nicaragua
0.7%
of the national population

About Ciudad Sandino

Ciudad Sandino is a city in Managua Department, Nicaragua with a population of 50,000. It is the 14th largest of the 37 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nicaragua, and the 11,433rd largest worldwide. It lies 11 km from Managua.

Position in Nicaragua
#14of 37
LargestSmallest
Position in Managua Department
#4of 6
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Nicaragua
Region
Managua Department
Rank in region
#4of 6
Distance to capital
11 km
to Managua
Elevation
105 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Managua
Coordinates
12.159, -86.344
Record updated
2026-01-02
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.

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All 37 in Nicaragua

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