City profile · Nicaragua · North America
El Viejo
City population
53,504
#10
in Nicaragua
#2
in Chinandega Department
#10,725
worldwide
12.663, -87.167 · 116 km from Managua
About El Viejo
El Viejo is a city in Chinandega Department, Nicaragua with a population of 53,504. It is the 10th largest of the 37 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nicaragua, and the 10,725th largest worldwide. It lies 116 km from Managua.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 5
Elevation
49 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Managua
Coordinates
12.663, -87.167
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 NicaraguaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.