City profile · Nicaragua · North America
Matagalpa
Matagalpa Department · Nicaragua
City population
109,089
#5
in Nicaragua
#1
in Matagalpa Department
#5,274
worldwide
12.928, -85.919 · 95 km from Managua
About Matagalpa
Matagalpa is a city in Matagalpa Department, Nicaragua with a population of 109,089. It is the 5th largest of the 37 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nicaragua, and the 5,274th largest worldwide. It lies 95 km from Managua.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Matagalpa Department
Rank in region
#1of 2
Coordinates
12.928, -85.919
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.