City profile · Nicaragua · North America
La Paz Centro
Leon Department · Nicaragua
City population
23,481
#26
in Nicaragua
#3
in Leon Department
#22,306
worldwide
12.340, -86.675 · 52 km from Managua
About La Paz Centro
La Paz Centro is a city in Leon Department, Nicaragua with a population of 23,481. It is the 26th largest of the 37 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nicaragua, and the 22,306th largest worldwide. It lies 52 km from Managua.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Leon Department
Rank in region
#3of 3
Elevation
73 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Managua
Coordinates
12.340, -86.675
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.