The highest places Nicaragua
Ranking of the 153 highest places Nicaragua, sorted by elevation above sea level – from 1,288 m downwards – Department, population.
| Rank | Location | Elevation | Department | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San José de Cusmapa | 1,288 m | Madriz | 8,505 |
| 2 | Las Sabanas | 1,252 m | Madriz | 5,063 |
| 3 | San Rafael del Norte | 1,079 m | Jinotega | 23,919 |
| 4 | Jinotega | 1,004 m | Jinotega | 153,028 |
| 5 | San Nicolás | 985 m | Estelí | 7,663 |
| 6 | El Crucero | 930 m | Managua | 16,233 |
| 7 | La Concordia | 899 m | Jinotega | 7,445 |
| 8 | Dipilto | 893 m | Nueva Segovia | 7,238 |
| 9 | San Sebastián de Yalí | 851 m | Jinotega | 39,563 |
| 10 | Estelí | 844 m | Estelí | 131,971 |
| 11 | San Juan de Río Coco | 840 m | Madriz | 38,137 |
| 12 | San Lucas | 790 m | Madriz | 16,902 |
| 13 | Santa María | 778 m | Nueva Segovia | 5,193 |
| 14 | Murra | 776 m | Nueva Segovia | 20,001 |
| 15 | San Fernando | 729 m | Nueva Segovia | 12,550 |
| 16 | Somoto | 711 m | Madriz | 40,573 |
| 17 | Macuelizo | 694 m | Nueva Segovia | 7,326 |
| 18 | Mozonte | 693 m | Nueva Segovia | 9,390 |
| 19 | Totogalpa | 690 m | Madriz | 17,463 |
| 20 | Jalapa | 686 m | Nueva Segovia | 74,958 |
| 21 | Matagalpa | 682 m | Matagalpa | 613,262 |
| 22 | San José de los Remates | 678 m | Boaco | 8,552 |
| 23 | San Ramón | 641 m | Matagalpa | 42,585 |
| 24 | Yalagüina | 640 m | Madriz | 13,902 |
| 25 | Ciudad Antigua | 634 m | Nueva Segovia | 7,404 |
| 26 | Rancho Grande | 612 m | Matagalpa | 43,352 |
| 27 | Pueblo Nuevo | 612 m | Estelí | 24,207 |
| 28 | La Trinidad | 601 m | Estelí | 22,704 |
| 29 | El Cuá | 600 m | Jinotega | 62,160 |
| 30 | Ocotal | 598 m | Nueva Segovia | 51,067 |
| 31 | Dolores | 583 m | Carazo | 9,029 |
| 32 | Diriamba | 580 m | Carazo | 65,479 |
| 33 | Condega | 561 m | Estelí | 31,338 |
| 34 | Santa Lucía | 553 m | Boaco | 9,173 |
| 35 | Jinotepe | 550 m | Carazo | 55,780 |
| 36 | Palacagüina | 545 m | Madriz | 15,514 |
| 37 | El Jícaro | 543 m | Nueva Segovia | 33,265 |
| 38 | Terrabona | 540 m | Matagalpa | 15,164 |
| 39 | La Concepción | 538 m | Masaya | 45,662 |
| 40 | Camoapa | 536 m | Boaco | 40,077 |
| 41 | San Marcos | 530 m | Carazo | 33,457 |
| 42 | Santo Domingo | 524 m | Chontales | 14,460 |
| 43 | Esquipulas | 520 m | Matagalpa | 18,166 |
| 44 | Catarina | 520 m | Masaya | 8,692 |
| 45 | El Ayote | 504 m | Costa Caribe Sur | 20,508 |
| 46 | Telpaneca | 500 m | Madriz | 25,269 |
| 47 | San Juan de Oriente | 495 m | Masaya | 8,818 |
| 48 | San Pedro del Norte | 494 m | Chinandega | 5,389 |
| 49 | San Isidro | 484 m | Matagalpa | 20,279 |
| 50 | La Libertad | 483 m | Chontales | 14,824 |
| 51 | Masatepe | 475 m | Masaya | 42,384 |
| 52 | Sébaco | 470 m | Matagalpa | 38,588 |
| 53 | El Rosario | 455 m | Carazo | 8,602 |
| 54 | Niquinohomo | 440 m | Masaya | 16,770 |
| 55 | Ciudad Darío | 433 m | Matagalpa | 54,458 |
| 56 | Nandasmo | 425 m | Masaya | 17,215 |
| 57 | Waslala | 420 m | Costa Caribe Norte | 77,690 |
| 58 | Santa María de Pantasma | 420 m | Jinotega | 57,779 |
| 59 | Quilalí | 412 m | Nueva Segovia | 35,355 |
| 60 | Santo Tomás | 411 m | Chontales | 19,392 |
| 61 | Cinco Pinos | 400 m | Chinandega | 7,336 |
| 62 | San Francisco del Norte | 396 m | Chinandega | 7,415 |
| 63 | La Paz de Carazo | 396 m | Carazo | 5,850 |
| 64 | San Dionisio | 380 m | Matagalpa | 18,710 |
| 65 | Diriá | 364 m | Granada | 7,280 |
| 66 | Boaco | 360 m | Boaco | 63,906 |
| 67 | San Pedro de Lóvago | 347 m | Chontales | 9,694 |
| 68 | El Tuma La Dalia | 341 m | Matagalpa | 81,043 |
| 69 | Diriomo | 338 m | Granada | 34,781 |
| 70 | Muy Muy | 337 m | Matagalpa | 17,299 |
| 71 | San Lorenzo | 328 m | Boaco | 32,205 |
| 72 | Achuapa | 319 m | León | 15,287 |
| 73 | Villa Sandino | 306 m | Chontales | 15,189 |
| 74 | San Francisco de Cuapa | 306 m | Chontales | 11,422 |
| 75 | Ticuantepe | 302 m | Managua | 39,507 |
| 76 | San José de Bocay | 300 m | Jinotega | 76,907 |
| 77 | Wiwilí de Nueva Segovia | 300 m | Nueva Segovia | 19,052 |
| 78 | Matiguás | 297 m | Matagalpa | 54,676 |
| 79 | Wiwilí de Jinotega | 296 m | Jinotega | 78,488 |
| 80 | San Juan de Limay | 281 m | Estelí | 15,194 |
| 81 | Río Blanco | 275 m | Matagalpa | 37,469 |
| 82 | Comalapa | 270 m | Chontales | 18,383 |
| 83 | Masaya | 234 m | Masaya | 194,178 |
| 84 | Nindirí | 220 m | Masaya | 63,093 |
| 85 | Nueva Guinea | 210 m | Costa Caribe Sur | 79,818 |
| 86 | Siuna | 193 m | Costa Caribe Norte | 105,233 |
| 87 | Bonanza | 189 m | Costa Caribe Norte | 31,975 |
| 88 | Santa Rosa del Peñón | 180 m | León | 11,037 |
| 89 | El Coral | 180 m | Chontales | 8,427 |
| 90 | La Conquista | 180 m | Carazo | 4,144 |
| 91 | El Almendro | 175 m | Río San Juan | 15,242 |
| 92 | Santo Tomás del Norte | 174 m | Chinandega | 8,417 |
| 93 | El Sauce | 173 m | León | 31,833 |
| 94 | Teustepe | 157 m | Boaco | 34,896 |
| 95 | Paiwas | 146 m | Costa Caribe Sur | 36,628 |
| 96 | Santa Teresa | 145 m | Carazo | 18,553 |
| 97 | Nandaime | 140 m | Granada | 42,045 |
| 98 | Telica | 131 m | León | 26,408 |
| 99 | Ciudad Sandino | 123 m | Managua | 132,697 |
| 100 | Juigalpa | 123 m | Chontales | 61,571 |
| 101 | San Rafael del Sur | 123 m | Managua | 56,286 |
| 102 | El Jicaral | 122 m | León | 11,930 |
| 103 | León | 109 m | León | 426,850 |
| 104 | Villa El Carmen | 100 m | Managua | 38,983 |
| 105 | Larreynaga | 92 m | León | 33,204 |
| 106 | Quezalguaque | 90 m | León | 10,032 |
| 107 | Mulukukú | 87 m | Costa Caribe Norte | 60,702 |
| 108 | Nagarote | 86 m | León | 39,500 |
| 109 | Acoyapa | 85 m | Chontales | 20,465 |
| 110 | Managua | 83 m | Managua | 1,585,800 |
| 111 | Chichigalpa | 76 m | Chinandega | 54,085 |
| 112 | Muelle de los Bueyes | 74 m | Costa Caribe Sur | 24,616 |
| 113 | Posoltega | 71 m | Chinandega | 19,362 |
| 114 | Altagracia | 70 m | Rivas | 23,456 |
| 115 | Belén | 69 m | Rivas | 18,738 |
| 116 | La Paz Centro | 67 m | León | 32,699 |
| 117 | Potosí | 63 m | Rivas | 13,706 |
| 118 | Granada | 60 m | Granada | 135,138 |
| 119 | Rosita | 60 m | Costa Caribe Norte | 39,527 |
| 120 | Rivas | 58 m | Rivas | 56,244 |
| 121 | Buenos Aires | 53 m | Rivas | 5,870 |
| 122 | San Carlos | 51 m | Río San Juan | 52,191 |
| 123 | Tipitapa | 50 m | Managua | 159,303 |
| 124 | Mateare | 50 m | Managua | 67,550 |
| 125 | Somotillo | 50 m | Chinandega | 35,318 |
| 126 | Tisma | 50 m | Masaya | 12,453 |
| 127 | San Jorge | 50 m | Rivas | 9,189 |
| 128 | Villanueva | 49 m | Chinandega | 32,442 |
| 129 | Moyogalpa | 49 m | Rivas | 10,634 |
| 130 | Chinandega | 46 m | Chinandega | 445,784 |
| 131 | Waspán | 46 m | Costa Caribe Norte | 62,878 |
| 132 | San Miguelito | 44 m | Río San Juan | 19,543 |
| 133 | El Viejo | 43 m | Chinandega | 91,931 |
| 134 | Tola | 40 m | Rivas | 23,927 |
| 135 | San Francisco Libre | 40 m | Managua | 11,426 |
| 136 | Cárdenas | 40 m | Rivas | 7,668 |
| 137 | Morrito | 37 m | Río San Juan | 7,633 |
| 138 | El Castillo | 33 m | Río San Juan | 43,365 |
| 139 | Kukrahill | 33 m | Costa Caribe Sur | 10,216 |
| 140 | El Tortuguero | 27 m | Costa Caribe Sur | 61,007 |
| 141 | Bluefields | 20 m | Costa Caribe Sur | 58,633 |
| 142 | La Cruz de Río Grande | 19 m | Costa Caribe Sur | 49,445 |
| 143 | Corn Island | 12 m | Costa Caribe Sur | 7,912 |
| 144 | Puerto Cabezas | 10 m | Costa Caribe Norte | 138,353 |
| 145 | El Rama | 10 m | Costa Caribe Sur | 59,209 |
| 146 | Laguna de Perlas | 10 m | Costa Caribe Sur | 22,192 |
| 147 | Puerto Morazán | 10 m | Chinandega | 17,430 |
| 148 | Corinto | 8 m | Chinandega | 18,651 |
| 149 | El Realejo | 8 m | Chinandega | 10,110 |
| 150 | Prinzapolka | 5 m | Costa Caribe Norte | 46,730 |
| 151 | Desembocadura de Río Grande | 5 m | Costa Caribe Sur | 4,086 |
| 152 | San Juan de Nicaragua | 5 m | Río San Juan | 2,812 |
| 153 | San Juan del Sur | 4 m | Rivas | 16,082 |
The elevation is the height above sea level given in the Wikipedia infobox, usually measured at the centre of the place – not the highest point of the municipal area. The reference level follows the respective country (Germany NHN, Austria Adriatic, Switzerland sea level).


