City profile · Nicaragua · North America
Masaya
Masaya Department · Nicaragua
City population
130,113
#3
in Nicaragua
#1
in Masaya Department
#4,387
worldwide
11.973, -86.096 · 24 km from Managua
About Masaya
Masaya is a city in Masaya Department, Nicaragua with a population of 130,113. It is the 3rd largest of the 37 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nicaragua, and the 4,387th largest worldwide. It lies 24 km from Managua.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Masaya Department
Rank in region
#1of 2
Elevation
242 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Managua
Coordinates
11.973, -86.096
Record updated
2026-04-14
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.