Nicaragua

Census Results

1950-05-31 : 1,057,023
1963-04-25 : 1,535,588
1971-04-20 : 1,877,952
1995-04-25 : 4,357,099
2005-05-28 : 5,142,098

zona departamento	capital	area (sq.km.)	population 1995-04-25 census	population 2005-05-28 census
source: INIDE, Nicaragua. note: area concerns land area; total area is 130,373.47 sq.km.
Zona Central y Norte		41,654.31	1,424,389	1,743,201
Boaco	Boaco	4,176.68	136,949	150,636
Chontales	Juigalpa	6,481.27	144,635	153,932
Estelí	Estelí	2,229.69	174,894	201,548
Jinotega	Jinotega	9,222.40	257,933	331,335
Madriz	Somoto	1,708.23	107,567	132,459
Matagalpa	Matagalpa	6,803.86	383,776	469,172
Nueva Segovia	Ocotal	3,491.28	148,492	208,523
Río San Juan	San Carlos	7,540.90	70,143	95,596
Zona del Atlántico		60,366.00	464,968	620,640
Region Autónoma Atlántico Norte	Puerto Cabezas	33,105.98	192,716	314,130
Region Autónoma Atlántico Sur	Bluefields	27,260.02	272,252	306,510
Zona del Pacífico		18,319.23	2,467,742	2,778,257
Carazo	Jinotepe	1,081.40	149,407	166,073
Chinandega	Chinandega	4,822.42	350,212	378,970
Granada	Granada	1,039.68	155,683	168,186
León	León	5,138.03	336,894	355,779
Managua	Managua	3,465.10	1,093,760	1,262,978
Masaya	Masaya	610.78	241,354	289,988
Rivas	Rivas	2,161.82	140,432	156,283
total		120,339.54	4,357,099	5,142,098