Nicaragua is a unitary republic, divided for administrative purposes into fifteen departments (Spanish: departamentos) and two autonomous regions (Spanish: regiones autónomas).
Departments
edit| ISO | Map | Department or autonomous region | Capital | Population (2023)[1] | Area (km2) | Pop. density (km−2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NI-BO | 
|
Boaco | Boaco | 188,809 | 4,176.68 | 45.21 |
| NI-CA | 
|
Carazo | Jinotepe | 200,894 | 1,081.40 | 185.77 |
| NI-CI | 
|
Chinandega | Chinandega | 445,784 | 4,822.42 | 92.44 |
| NI-CO | 
|
Chontales | Juigalpa | 193,827 | 6,481.27 | 29.91 |
| NI-ES | 
|
Estelí | Estelí | 233,077 | 2,229.69 | 104.53 |
| NI-GR | 
|
Granada | Granada | 219,244 | 1,039.68 | 210.88 |
| NI-JI | 
|
Jinotega | Jinotega | 499,289 | 9,222.40 | 54.14 |
| NI-LE | 
|
León | León | 426,850 | 5,138.03 | 83.08 |
| NI-MD | 
|
Madriz | Somoto | 181,328 | 1,708.23 | 106.15 |
| NI-MN | 
|
Managua | Managua | 1,585,801 | 3,465.10 | 457.65 |
| NI-MS | 
|
Masaya | Masaya | 409,265 | 610.78 | 670.07 |
| NI-MT | 
|
Matagalpa | Matagalpa | 613,262 | 6,803.86 | 90.13 |
| NI-NS | 
|
Nueva Segovia | Ocotal | 282,800 | 3,491.28 | 81.00 |
| NI-RI | 
|
Rivas | Rivas | 185,514 | 2,161.82 | 85.81 |
| NI-SJ | 
|
Río San Juan | San Carlos | 140,786 | 7,540.90 | 18.67 |
| NI-AN | 
|
North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region | Bilwi | 563,088 | 33,105.98 | 17.01 |
| NI-AS | 
|
South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region | Bluefields | 434,270 | 27,260.02 | 15.93 |
Autonomous regions
editIn 1987, the new constitution established the Charter of Autonomy (limited self-government) for the former department of Zelaya, comprising the entire eastern half of the country. The department was divided into two autonomous regions (communities): the North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region and the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region. The Charter of Autonomy is largely based on the model used by Spain. The communities are governed by a Governor and a Regional Council.[2]
See also
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Notes
edit- ^ "Anuario Estadistico 2022" (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Información de Desarrollo. February 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ Clarisa Indiana Ibarra Rivera. "El modelo de justicia en las regiones autónomas de la costa Caribe nicaragüense: ¿utopia o realidad?" (PDF). corteidh.or.cr. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales (INETER). División Política Administrativa del País. March, 2000.
- Instituto Nicaragüense de Fomento Municipal (INIFOM). Municipios – General.
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions. ISO 3166-2:NI.