City profile · Nicaragua · North America
Rivas
Rivas Department · Nicaragua
City population
30,000
#20
in Nicaragua
#18,040
worldwide
11.440, -85.827 · 90 km from Managua
About Rivas
Rivas is a city in Rivas Department, Nicaragua with a population of 30,000. It is the 20th largest of the 37 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nicaragua, and the 18,040th largest worldwide. It lies 90 km from Managua.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rivas Department
Coordinates
11.440, -85.827
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.