Capital: Managua*






Divided into 15 departments (departamentos) and two self-governing regions (autonomous communities)


Department Capital city
1 Boaco
Boaco
2 Carazo
Jinotepe
3 Chinandega
Chinandega
4 Chontales
Juigalpa
5 Estelí
Estelí
6 Granada
Granada
7 Jinotega
Jinotega
8 Leon
Leon
9 Madriz
Somoto
10 Managua*
Managua
11 Masaya
Masaya
12 Matagalpa
Matagalpa
13 Nueva Segovia
Ocotal
14 Rivas
Rivas
San Juan del Sur
15 Río San Juan
San Carlos

16 Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte Bilwi
17 Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur Bluefields















Must see the Sea Turtle nesting beach in La Flor, where 30,000 turtles swarm the beach every year during the nesting season from January through









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