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City profile · Nicaragua · North America

Somotillo

Chinandega Department · Nicaragua
City population
15,385
#37
in Nicaragua
#5
in Chinandega Department
#30,772
worldwide
ManaguaSomotillo
13.044, -86.905 · 124 km from Managua
City population
15,385
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Nicaragua
#37
of 37 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#30,772
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Nicaragua
0.2%
of the national population

About Somotillo

Somotillo is a city in Chinandega Department, Nicaragua with a population of 15,385. It is the 37th largest of the 37 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nicaragua, and the 30,772nd largest worldwide. It lies 124 km from Managua.

Position in Nicaragua
#37of 37
LargestSmallest
Position in Chinandega Department
#5of 5
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Nicaragua
Region
Chinandega Department
Rank in region
#5of 5
Distance to capital
124 km
to Managua
Elevation
50 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Managua
Coordinates
13.044, -86.905
Record updated
2026-03-25
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 Nicaragua

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

42KMCiudad Choluteca76K people · Honduras51KMEl Viejo54K people52KMMarcovia25K people · Honduras52KMChinandega126K people54KMChichigalpa33K people

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