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City profile · Nicaragua · North America

Corinto

Chinandega Department · Nicaragua
City population
19,183
#32
in Nicaragua
#4
in Chinandega Department
#26,221
worldwide
ManaguaCorinto
12.482, -87.173 · 108 km from Managua
City population
19,183
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Nicaragua
#32
of 37 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#26,221
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Nicaragua
0.3%
of the national population

About Corinto

Corinto is a city in Chinandega Department, Nicaragua with a population of 19,183. It is the 32nd largest of the 37 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nicaragua, and the 26,221st largest worldwide. It lies 108 km from Managua.

Position in Nicaragua
#32of 37
LargestSmallest
Position in Chinandega Department
#4of 5
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Nicaragua
Region
Chinandega Department
Rank in region
#4of 5
Distance to capital
108 km
to Managua
Elevation
9 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Managua
Coordinates
12.482, -87.173
Record updated
2026-03-26
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.

17KMChinandega126K people19KMChichigalpa33K people20KMEl Viejo54K people32KMLeón145K people56KMLa Paz Centro23K people

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