City profile · Nicaragua · North America
León
Leon Department · Nicaragua
City population
144,538
#2
in Nicaragua
#1
in Leon Department
#3,925
worldwide
12.435, -86.879 · 76 km from Managua
About León
León is a city in Leon Department, Nicaragua with a population of 144,538. It is the 2nd largest of the 37 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nicaragua, and the 3,925th largest worldwide. It lies 76 km from Managua.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Leon Department
Rank in region
#1of 3
Coordinates
12.435, -86.879
Record updated
14 April 2026
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.