City profile · Nicaragua · North America
Ocotal
Nueva Segovia Department · Nicaragua
City population
33,928
#17
in Nicaragua
#1
in Nueva Segovia Department
#16,166
worldwide
13.632, -86.474 · 168 km from Managua
About Ocotal
Ocotal is a city in Nueva Segovia Department, Nicaragua with a population of 33,928. It is the 17th largest of the 37 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nicaragua, and the 16,166th largest worldwide. It lies 168 km from Managua.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Nueva Segovia Department
Rank in region
#1of 2
Coordinates
13.632, -86.474
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.